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Recommendations for nebulizer machine
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 28 12:06pm | Replies (75)Comment receiving replies
I'm using the Ombra, which I've had for about 2 years with no problem. What I like about it is it's very small and easy to travel with. I can put it in a checked bag or a carry-on. One thing to watch out for is because it's not very heavy and sits on a tabletop it can "walk" if not placed on something that will stick it down. I use a little silicon mat under it to keep it immobile. (I once lost an airbrush compressor when it walked off the table and crashed. Learned my lesson!)
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I have been using Phillips nebulizers for years but they seem to now be discontinued. I use my nebulizer4 times a day with 3 meds each time. My last, fairly new Phillips was only a year old and started to become very noisy. I have paid out of pocket for the last 3.
Now, I can get a new one through Medicare in May, I bought something to hold me over and it doesn't seem to work even half as well as Phillips did. PLUS the filter is sponge and disintegrates into powder after a few days and I think besides not getting all the meds into my lungs, I am getting the powder from the filter!!!!!!!! it is a Drive Power Neb Ultra.
Can someone who really knows help me out trying to figure out my next brand since Phillips is no longer selling please? I always felt like I should look for the PSI on a new one like my Phillips have always had which was 44. No other nebs have that. This Drive Power said 39 but hardly any mist comes out at all!
I have COPD and severe asthma and need one that can really push that medicine down there along with my other meds not on the nebulizer. Thanks for any help!
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Thank you for your reply. If I decide to get the Ombra I will definitely heed your advice about making sure it doesn’t walk off the table, lol