How will spirometry feel?

How will spirometry feel?

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Spirometry will feel painless for the most part. Some patients object to it because they don't like the period where they have to take deep breaths and blow it out and take another deep breath and blow it out. They sometimes have to huff and puff a bit, and they'll complain about that. But for the most part, patients who have had spirometry will tell you that it was really no problem, and it was just a matter of being coaxed by the respiratory therapist, and it shouldn't be uncomfortable at all.