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Sanitizing Nebulizer Equipment
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 20 9:16am | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
@ecmoandrrt
Do you use the saline bullets for cleaning out your sinuses? That would take a lot to make enough for a sinus rinse. Or do you have another source of sterile saline for that? I have not had any luck finding a large bottle of sterile saline in local stores or pharmacies.
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Yes I do use a bullet and squirt into each nostril. I don't do this every day. Just when needed.
You can buy 100 count for around $26 from Amazon. That's what I get and we also use it to clean our Bulldogs eyes too.
Walmart online might have this also.
This is also on Amazon: 0.9% Sterile Saline Solution USP Normal 0.9% Sodium Chloride – Made in USA - 4 Pack Each 500 ml (2,000 ml Total).
500Mlx4 is a GOOD amount!!!
And it's $28.
Amazon has an abundance of Saline. Lol.
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@cwal I've also looked for larger volumes of sterile saline and when I find it, it's prohibitively expensive for volume needed for sinus rinses. I recently looked at leading institutions recommendations and Penn (Adappa), Cleveland Clinic, and NJH all say distilled water is ok. I am trying to decrease to daily medicated rinses and now the opened distilled water lasts too long in an opened bottle for my comfort. After a day or two, I boil the rest and cool before using.
The centers also say you can boil tap water to sterilize.