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Pari eRapid/eFlow first impressions
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I have been using pari e-eflow for the last week
*quiet
*super fast
I check with a syringe and yes there is always 1 ml of medication left so practically if my vile is 3 ml I get two ml of the medication inhaled.
Negative- I cough really bad while nebulizing 7% sodium chloride. Probably my technique is wrong but I don’t know what could improve it. I Nebulize levalbuterol first, then sodium chloride and have the cough. I tried sue’s method and cover the mouthpiece partially with my tonque- even worse. So if you have a piece of advice please share.
I also tried it yesterday with cromolyn sodium which normally takes me 20 minutes. I will see how long the nebulizing part lasts. I called the manufacturer- they don’t have an answer because they tested it only for pulmozyme and they don’t have answers even for levalbuterol or NaCl. They did not test these either. Anyway it’s definitely time saver- with aerobika and huff coughs after, I am done within an hour or less.
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@lilianna Hi - thanks for your post about the e-flow. I've used it a couple of times and I've had some hoarseness which I'm not sure if it's associated with the e-flow or another factor. Have you had any hoarseness after using the e-flow?
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I make ample use of then "pause" button, which is the power button hit once while the machine is on. On the display, there's a black "play" arrow while it's aerosolizing, and a "pause" symbol when you hit the power button once. Hit it again once and it will go back to "play".
You could try inhaling and "pause" the aerosolizing before you finish the breath, to get less of a salt mist blast. Then gradually increase the length of time it's on "play" during your inhalations. That way you can control how much saline you're inhaling, without any tongue technique.
If you try this, please let me know how it goes!