Bronchiectasis , MAC nebulizing and airway clearance equipment

Posted by lilianna @lilianna, Nov 7 6:50pm

Please advise- how do you organize the airway clearance space. I have boxes with levalbuterol, sodium chloride ( 3 and 7. %), nebulizer, vest compressor plus few extra things just in case. I am noticing I am overwhelmed with what is around me. I use a tiny desk on which there is my computer, a chair and right next to it there is a 4 shelf cabinet where I keep everything else. I do my AC in a really small room where there is no more space for anything else. How do you organize the AC space. I don’t feel like what I created so far will work for all the years I am doing my routine. Thank you and share if you have a moment

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bayarea58 | @bayarea58 | 5 days ago

In reply to @npic "I like using my equipment in front of computer." + (show)

Just a heads up — I read in something, probably directions for nebulizer, that nebulizing saline can be damaging to electronics and to be careful using nebulizer with saline around electronics and specifically computers.

kdiago1564 | @kdiago1564 | 3 days ago

We have a built-in cabinet in our living room.
I have everything I need for daily AC: Nebulizer, box of tissues, box of hypertonic saline organized in one of the lower cabinets and I keep surplus equipment and nebulizing solution in an overhead cabinet that is harder to get to but keeps the clutter down in the lower cabinet.

There is an accessible electrical outlet in the back of the lower cabinet so I am able to keep the nebulizer plugged in. When I am ready to do airway clearance, I open the cabinet and sit on the carpet near the cabinet and nebulize—this makes things more efficient so I don't have to move things around very much.

I keep my baby bottle sterilizer in the kitchen.

npic | @npic | 3 days ago

In reply to @bayarea58 "Just a heads up — I read in something, probably directions for nebulizer, that nebulizing saline..." + (show)

Thanks for the info. I will be cautious.

npic | @npic | 3 days ago

I have my nebulizer behind my large computer screen. I have materials to my left on a stand. I hold the mouthpiece in one hand and type with the other, if necessary. I try not to multitask too much because I become less efficient in the execution of airway clearance.