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First time nebulizing, kind of lost.

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 8 11:50am | Replies (28)
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Sorry for being so ignorant, I reread my prescription and I was putting the entire 15ml vile of saline into the nebulizer, duh…. I was supposed to be using 4ml. So apparently I just tossed 10 days of saline down the drain. I’ll try the correct amount tomorrow. So I have a couple questions. 1. Do you put the open vial in something to keep it sterile? 2. Do you use the baby bottle to sterilize all the neb parts, except the tubing? 3. Is it okay to throw the arobika parts in there too?

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nancywf | @nancywf | Nov 4 9:35am

Haha. I did the exact same thing. The first time I used the nebulizer I used the entire 15ml vile of saline instead of 4ml. It took me significantly over an hour. I too hadn't read the directions carefully enough. I now buy boxes of 4ml viles on prescription from CVS. When I do use what's left over from the box of 15ml viles, I tend to use them within 24 hours and just cover it with a paper towel along with other equipment. So far so good for me, but if others have cautions/guidance about this ... please do share it.

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