Looking for a decent portable nebulizer

Reporting in on the Pari e-Flow after a week. It is FAST! it is SILENT! and the stream is STRONG! At this point (fingers crossed) I only neb 7% saline once a day. It takes - wait for it - 3 1/2 minutes!

The first time I tried it, I felt like a 7th grader trying their first cigarette - I was coughing from the first breath. Now I have figured out how to close my lips and tongue to slow the flow, so I get through the vial before I begin to cough. When it stopped and shut off after such a short time, I thought something was wrong, but I measured with a syringe and less than 1 ml was left - just as they said.

How did it feel afterwards? The first time I wasn't sure - I had such a coughing jag that it was 10 minutes before I could start airway clearance, then I cleared as much in 5 rounds of breathing as I usually do in 10, and my chest felt good.

Cleaning according to directions was pretty easy - rinse (esp the screen) under flowing tap water, soak in soapy water, boil 5 minutes. I'm a little lazy, so I rinse and wash every day, only boil every 3rd use. I'm healthy right now, but if I have an exacerbation I'll boil it every time. I'm hoping this works for me, so when I travel in September & October it will be easy. I'm running on batteries and watching to see how well they last - I would like to get by without carrying the charger.

Would I buy it again? Since I have the patience of a cranky 3 year old, and have the means to do so, YES. We shall see how it lasts over time. Just the convenience for travel, which we do between 6 and 7 months per year, is wonderful. It is very small, quiet & lightweight with no hoses to manage - the first time I used it my husband didn't even know it was on.

By the way, when purchased from Nebology, it is significantly discounted right now and it comes with 2 power heads. Since each one lasts 6 months to a year, and costs about $100, that is a savings.

I'll report back in a few months.

Reporting in on the Pari e-Flow after a week. It is FAST! it is SILENT! and the stream is STRONG! At this point (fingers crossed) I only neb 7% saline once a day. It takes - wait for it - 3 1/2 minutes!

The first time I tried it, I felt like a 7th grader trying their first cigarette - I was coughing from the first breath. Now I have figured out how to close my lips and tongue to slow the flow, so I get through the vial before I begin to cough. When it stopped and shut off after such a short time, I thought something was wrong, but I measured with a syringe and less than 1 ml was left - just as they said.

How did it feel afterwards? The first time I wasn't sure - I had such a coughing jag that it was 10 minutes before I could start airway clearance, then I cleared as much in 5 rounds of breathing as I usually do in 10, and my chest felt good.

Cleaning according to directions was pretty easy - rinse (esp the screen) under flowing tap water, soak in soapy water, boil 5 minutes. I'm a little lazy, so I rinse and wash every day, only boil every 3rd use. I'm healthy right now, but if I have an exacerbation I'll boil it every time. I'm hoping this works for me, so when I travel in September & October it will be easy. I'm running on batteries and watching to see how well they last - I would like to get by without carrying the charger.

Would I buy it again? Since I have the patience of a cranky 3 year old, and have the means to do so, YES. We shall see how it lasts over time. Just the convenience for travel, which we do between 6 and 7 months per year, is wonderful. It is very small, quiet & lightweight with no hoses to manage - the first time I used it my husband didn't even know it was on.

By the way, when purchased from Nebology, it is significantly discounted right now and it comes with 2 power heads. Since each one lasts 6 months to a year, and costs about $100, that is a savings.

I'll report back in a few months.

Reporting in on the Pari e-Flow after a week. It is FAST! it is SILENT! and the stream is STRONG! At this point (fingers crossed) I only neb 7% saline once a day. It takes - wait for it - 3 1/2 minutes!

The first time I tried it, I felt like a 7th grader trying their first cigarette - I was coughing from the first breath. Now I have figured out how to close my lips and tongue to slow the flow, so I get through the vial before I begin to cough. When it stopped and shut off after such a short time, I thought something was wrong, but I measured with a syringe and less than 1 ml was left - just as they said.

How did it feel afterwards? The first time I wasn't sure - I had such a coughing jag that it was 10 minutes before I could start airway clearance, then I cleared as much in 5 rounds of breathing as I usually do in 10, and my chest felt good.

Cleaning according to directions was pretty easy - rinse (esp the screen) under flowing tap water, soak in soapy water, boil 5 minutes. I'm a little lazy, so I rinse and wash every day, only boil every 3rd use. I'm healthy right now, but if I have an exacerbation I'll boil it every time. I'm hoping this works for me, so when I travel in September & October it will be easy. I'm running on batteries and watching to see how well they last - I would like to get by without carrying the charger.

Would I buy it again? Since I have the patience of a cranky 3 year old, and have the means to do so, YES. We shall see how it lasts over time. Just the convenience for travel, which we do between 6 and 7 months per year, is wonderful. It is very small, quiet & lightweight with no hoses to manage - the first time I used it my husband didn't even know it was on.

By the way, when purchased from Nebology, it is significantly discounted right now and it comes with 2 power heads. Since each one lasts 6 months to a year, and costs about $100, that is a savings.

I'll report back in a few months.

My income is extra low this year due to being so sick for so long in the spring and then adjusting to my condition and all the time I spend nebbing saline now. HOWEVER after reading this I just ordered the Pari eFlow/eRapid system from Nebology, which with the "20OFF" code and being on sale came to $719 total. I would not drop this $ on anything else, but I spend so much of my day nebbing saline, and my compressors are so loud, I jumped on this.

Yes it is. I had to gulp and wait several days before I convinced myself to get it, but now I am glad. And it sterilizes beautifully on the stovetop.

My income is extra low this year due to being so sick for so long in the spring and then adjusting to my condition and all the time I spend nebbing saline now. HOWEVER after reading this I just ordered the Pari eFlow/eRapid system from Nebology, which with the "20OFF" code and being on sale came to $719 total. I would not drop this $ on anything else, but I spend so much of my day nebbing saline, and my compressors are so loud, I jumped on this.

This is expensive but it sounds like it is worth it? To work so quickly, there must be a steady stream of mist to inhale vs the AeroEclipse that has the option for intermittent or a breath activated stream of mist - which reasonably takes longer.

My question is whether the steady stream or breath activated stream is better, besides the obvious time it takes to do it? I’ve done both and it feels like I inhale all of the saline mist with the AeroEclipse on the breath activated setting and that I lose a lot of that mist with a constant flow.

I’d love to cut down the time that it takes to but not sure which is better for optimal airway clearance. Any comments?

Thanks for your review Sue. But does Medicare cover this nebulizer at all?