Hey guys,

I was just wondering...When your neurologist/pulmologist checks your FVC, do they normally put a nose plug on you?

I'm asking because I have constant palate weakness, so when I exhale, most of the air comes out of my nose...Whenever my neuro. checks my FVC, they don't use a noseplug, and I don't realize this until after the appointment, so I forget to 'remind' them...When I was in the hopsital, though, they almost always used a nose plug so this caused my numbers to be much higher...Anyway, it always looks like my FVC is really low (I think that mine was 1.25 this past Monday when I saw my neuro. for follow-up, so they're giving my another plasma exchange) when I see my neuro., and I think that it's because of this.

So is it normal to have a noseplug put on when doing this test? This has happened quite a few times, with different people, when I've had to do this test (the not putting the nose plug on), so it almost seems like it's 'normal' to not need it...

Nicky