At night, most of the eight respiratory polio survivors are still using the Cascade humidifier with settings of 3 to 5. Only two in the sample are using the pneumobelt with pressures from 28-38 cm H20 and higher if there is food in the stomach. Both are frog breathing more in order to speak efficiently and distinctly. With the greater amount of frog breathing, he is also getting more gas in his stomach during the day. Some use it to help produce a deep cough.
Weight is very important.
Two female polio survivors have been able to keep their weight stable, but the weight gain varies from 15-70 lbs., and in one instance, more than 100 lbs. To lose weight, one female used a modified Weight Watchers diet. The other tried by hypnosis with the post-hypnotic suggestion to divide everything she eats by half. She has lost about 15 lbs. Pulmonary function testing is usually performed annually.