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Portable rechargeable nebulizer recommendations

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I've been considering using disposable nebulizer cups for short trips. I get tired of encountering hard water or other questionable water sources for washing and boiling equipment. In order not to encounter the water problem you have to take a bunch of distilled water with you or track down a source to buy some where you are staying. I hate to add to the throw away plastic problem as well as throw away $ after each one is used. Anyone with a different method to this problem?

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scoop | @scoop | 4 hours ago

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When I "test drove" disposable neb cups prior to a trip with a Pari Trek portable (and even with the Ombra) I found the saline mist output reduced, adding to neb time. Maybe changing out the tubing that comes with disposable nebulizers might help (like the pari wingtip tubing instead). Not sure where the bottleneck is, maybe the cup intake itself or the tubing or both. There's always a bottleneck, either in neb time, getting distilled water, and/or in cleaning/sterilizing. In US distilled water is pretty easy to come by.

I travel with the EFlow and an old Philips Innospire Go, the latter being past its prime but good for a backup or a fast neb and cleanup. I suspect the newer pocket nebulizers for around $100 are similar in performance. If they can be soaked in hydrogen peroxide for 10 mins why cannot they be soaked in boiling hot water?

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