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Should the nebulizer cup still contain saline after 18 minutes of nebu
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
I agree with what Sue said.
I know the Monaghan company, the makers of the Ombra and AeroEclipse cups, make a point of saying that there will be some saline left in the cup. That is expected.
Nebulizing 4 mL of saline should take about 10 minutes or so under typical conditions.
Sometimes people use the AeroEclipse cup with a compressor other than the Ombra or a PARI Jet compressor. Because this cup requires more power than an average nebulizer cup, treatment time may be longer if the compressor does not provide sufficient airflow.
It can also depend on whether you are using breath actuated nebulization. With breath actuated nebulizers, the medication is released only when you inhale, rather than continuously. This means treatment time can be longer, especially if you are short of breath or breathing more shallowly.
Warm regards,
Linda Esposito
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@becleartoday Your: "or breathing more shallowly" made me think of how important it is. I finally learned to do, to do deep breaths in to hopefully get the saline deep down into the lungs. Deep breaths, hold and from what I understand we are to slowly breathe out with some resistance as you breath out...as if blowing on a whistle.
Does that last part sound right.....resistance..... as if blowing on a whistle???
Barbara
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@becleartoday thank you, Linda! I appreciate your information. I feel much better about the residual saline solution now.