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Survey: nebulizers and compressor systems speed, etc.
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Dec 12 8:09pm | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
No doubt it is an expensive upfront purchase. Knowing that I must use a nebulizer twice a day for the rest of my life puts it in perspective. I purchased on a black Friday/cyber sale which further reduced the price by 25%. Since I'm still working I decided to make the investment. Have not looked back.
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Honestly, I would pay more to get my nebulizing time down to 5 mts!
These are my questions appreciating there may not be any studies on point:
1) Do we know if it is the same “equivalency” to neb 7% saline for 5 minutes versus what seems to be the average of 20-25 mts?
2) Is nebbing saline faster better because it is more concentrated, or is it better to neb saline longer because more time may improve reach of saline, or does it not matter?
3) is it more difficult to tolerate the 5 minute neb time because saline is more concentrated?
I fully understand @scoop need to do it quickly since she does twice a day and is still working. I don’t have the same need, but I sure would like to shorten my neb time. It would be so helpful in so many ways.