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Hi all. I was wondering if anyone has bought a portable nebulizer that would be suitable for travel. Mine is very bulky and noisy. Thx fondly, Mary Jo
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Thank you. I will look into it. Someone else had suggested a Phillips Resperonic. It would be great if it could be a little quieter wouldn't it? Mary Jo
Hi @maryjo2sell I use an eFlow by Pari, it is very small and you cannot hear it at all, a fantastic machine. It also does not have any tubes for the MAC bugs to breed in, and is easy to wash. it has its own rechargable batteries or you can plug it in, I got it though a trial for Amakacin I think it could be expensive, but worth a look.
@maryjo2sell, Mary Jo, in checking my File Cabinet I found the below from when I was using a nebulizer for inhaled Amikacin. The daily Pari really wasn't that bad .. but if you look at the link for the Pari I had for travel .. it really is small. I found both very usable .. and what saved my life was a hint I got which was to purchase a baby bottle sterilizer .. purchase extra nebulizer parts( where you breathe from) .. then I only had to clean the parts daily .. toss them into the sterilizer until I sterilized them weekly. It made the cleaning process much more bearable! Hope this is helpful! Hugs! Katherine
NEBULIZERS
PARI CUSTOMER SVC: 800-327-8632x1
DAILY USE:
1. PARI VIOS DELUXE SYSTEM (J-P310F35-LSD)
I found an EXCELLENT price for this unit at: http://justnebulizers.com/pari-vios.html?gclid=CN3otLjf5qsCFSkBQAodBW_SJw
BOUGHT FROM 1-800-998-7750 $55.95 .. good service and good price!
2. I PURCHASED .. SO WILL HAVE 7 NEBULIZERS-ONLY HAVE TO STERILIZE ONCE A WEEK!
PARI LC SPRINT Reusable Nebulizer Part No 023F35 $69.75
http://justnebulizers.com/pari-lc-reusable-nebulizer-set-buy-5-and-save.html
3. FOR TRAVEL I PURCHASED THE: PARI's TREK S 47F35-LCS $73.00
http://justnebulizers.com/pari-trek-s-compact-compressor-combination-pack.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwk-jGBRCbxoPLld_bp-IBEiQAgJaftTVwkbErO_u3ZOcbxz0IfnYrud-94KGyrVRGpPRuRnsaAmpa8P8HAQ
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Mary Jo - I have a Drive Compressor Nebulizer Model PB42367R. It's somewhat compact. I found a case (not originally made for that) that it fits nicely in along with the nebulizer parts and I carry it separate (with a letter from my doctor) along with my carry on when I fly. It is noisy but I haven't figured out if there's a way around that yet. You can also find sterilizer bags on Amazon to sterilize your nebulizer parts in that is also helpful when traveling as they fold up. Linda