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I bought the squeezie because I read it could be boiled, but am not sure where I saw it. I boiled them 10” 1-2x/week until I got the Bololo. It was fine. : )
I just calledNeilMed customer service and he said they do not recommend boiling. He said microwaving and baby bottle sterilizers are fine. He recommended just washing with soapy water. I asked why it’s ok for the bottle sterilizers and not a pot of water since temp is about same. He said they’re afraid bottle will lose shape and pressure.
I have 2 thoughts: one is that I’m not sure those answering customer service are that familiar with equipment.
The other is that perhaps the pan bottom might get hotter than the water. I used a little silicone hot pad in bottom when I boiled the thinner older bottle, which the customer service folks had said could be boiled 5 min, but not 10.
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Thanks for the very helpful information.
I use the old style NeilMedi bottle when I need to do nasal rinses but I’ve always been concerned about not being able to sterilize them (I do wash them out with soap and water but not the same). I should probably do the rinses all the time but not being able to sterilize the bottle always nags at me. Boiling for 5 minutes is better than what I was doing with the bottles I have.
I have a silicone liner to put in the pot that I use to boil my airway clearance equipment but I am looking at baby bottle sterilizers so that would make it all so much easier. I’m trying to compare the sterilizers and see which ones do the best job. I have Mac so I feel that more sterilization is needed for everything than the CF literature recommends.
I’ve been at this for nearly 6 years and while I don’t want to cut corners, especially with sterilizing, it does get tiring after a while.