Haven't used a mask yet but purchased the Cambridge (hope that's the name) recommended by this forum. Have Airborne and Halo with me on plane. This is my first travel (only a few days) so haven't had time to contemplate. Please see lindam272 for pertinent info from beloved Katherine. Posted right after this one.
Wishing once again Katherine all good wishes for recovery and health.
Terry

I have dry bronchioectasis and NTM. For now am using just the aerobika. Tk it with me
Wherever I go. Don't use a nebulizer yet, but maybe I should be using one....

How often do you use the aerobika? How often do you clean and disinfect? What method(s) do you use to clean or disinfect? Wondering if it is an absolute necessity to use distilled water.
Thanks for all the help,
Terry

Hi Terry. Mary Jo here. I have spoken with a rep from Aerobika. She advised me to use distilled water to clean. I ordered the product when it first came out and had some problems. The rep was very nice and sent me a new Aerobika that has always worked.
My question to you- what is a Cambridge? You commebted that you traveled with it. Hadnt heard of that before.
Fondly, MJo

Hi, Mary Jo, Stepping in as I ordered one as well per Katherine's post a while back. Here is the link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G7AJ67Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The only thing about this for me is that it makes my ears stick out like Dumbo. I'm sure there's a way to fix it, but haven't had a chance to figure it out yet. Linda

I use it twice a day for 15 minutes. I boil water with a little dish soap and soak for 15 minutes. Then I dump boiled water and rinse with the remaining boiled water, and let air dry.

Thanks to everyone who replied. This newbie is very grateful to my more experienced sisters and brothers. I use aerobika and nebulizer with saline once a day. I am supposed to use it twice a day but my pulmonologist said doing it twice instead of once is only "marginally helpful". I am not recommending that; I just use that as an excuse when I don't do it the second time. That was a great tip to boil water instead of using distilled. I have a follow-up question to that (sorry if silly): How long does it take for the boiled water to cool before you can use it to clean or rinse?
Again many thanks,
Terry

I just saw that lindam 272 just gave the link to ordering it from Amazon. It is a mask and I find it to be quite comfortable. I just used it to fly to Atlanta. I turned to my fellow traveler lucky enough to be sitting next to someone who looked a little like a Martian and explained that I was not contagious and that my lungs were scarred and I had to guard against being infected by anyone on aircraft who was sick. She was very understanding. So not only did my ears stick out but I put on my reading glasses and that made me look like even more of an alien ... but a friendly and funny looking one. Terry

Oh my gosh, Terry! You cracked me up! I laughed out loud when I read your post. I read some of the reviews before I ordered the mask and one lady said that she cut the elastic and put in another piece of elastic behind the ears so that they wouldn't stick out like Dumbo ears. Sounds like it makes sense to put a narrower strip of elastic where it falls behind the ears but I haven't attempted that yet. Linda