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Nabulizing time
Guys, how much time do you spend on nabulizing?
It takes me 2 hours a day.
30 min - Albuterol, 30 min -saline. And it’s twice a day.
What kind of machine to use to make it shorter?
My throat is hurting from so much.
Plus, I’m noticing the compressor gets really hot, and there are water bubbles in the tubing by the end of the sessions.
Something seems not right.
Please advise.
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Been there, done that!
What type of equipment are you currently using?
There are some shortcuts you might try.
Instead of nebulizing albuterol, use a puffer inhaler.
There is a very fast mesh nebulizer available but it is $pendy! Sometimes it goes on sale around holidays. Less than 5 minutes for a vial of saline.
https://nebology.com/products/pari-erapid-nebulizer-system-with-eflow-technology
If that's outside of your budget, check these out. The saline neb on this machine should be around 8-12 minutes.
https://www.saveritemedical.com/products/ombra-120v-table-top-nebulizer-compressor-system
https://www.saveritemedical.com/products/monaghan-aeroeclipse-xl-breath-actuated-nebulizer-ban
https://www.saveritemedical.com/products/lc-sprint-reusable-nebulizer-set
@lindenflower It sounds like either your nebulizer compressor needs the filter changed or it is failing. The WORST compressor I ever used took 18-20 minutes. And there should never be liquid or bubbles in the tubing .
If you can, see a respiratory therapist or nurse, take your machine along to demonstrate using it.
What compressor do you have?
“Been there….”makes me feel I have good pros on my side.😁
I use a compressor called Proactive.
Thank you for the options!
I’ll look into them.
Regarding Pari e- Rapid, my respiratory tech told me that it was designed for a different medication and that I can’t use it for my purposes. I have a controller base from using Arikayce and thought maybe I could utilize it with e-Rapid.
Thank you!
Thank you for the insights!
The filter has been changed last month.
So it ‘s probably failing, even though it’s only one year old.
Yes, those bubbles made me scared yesterday.
Thank you for good advice!
@lindenflower
Excellent! You can use the Pari E rapid for saline solution.. You’ll need to purchase a new handset. Maybe your respiratory therapist was not aware that you can purchase a separate handset for the base. That’s the solution to your extended time problem!