@marier, I have always had yeast infections when taking antibiotics. There is something our mentor Katherine has suggested and it has helped prevent mine from being so frequent. First take probiotics and eat some yogurt. Second, clean and sterilize any medical equipment that goes in your mouth. Including your toothbrush and waterpic. I spray mine with peroxide after use. You can buy peroxide in spray bottles now. My nebulizer parts get washed after each use then use 1part vinegar and 3 parts distilled water for 30 minutes to sterilize then rinse and air dry over night between two clean papertowls. Third, I always keep over the counter vaginal yeast infection medication in my bathroom. There is prescription medication for oral thrush called nystatin swish and swallow and a pill called fluconazole had worked for me. This is all i can think of and i hope it helps.
Becky

Becky, Using a baby bottle sterilizer is way easier than the vinegar and water routine. I soak my equipment in soapy water for awhile, then rinse and put in the sterilizer. Microwave and done. Lay out to dry. My respiratory therapist suggested the bottle sterilizer. It's been a blessing for me! Linda

Can you put both the aerobika and the nebulizer in the bottle sterilizer? How long do you soak the equipment in warm soapy water before using sterilizer? When you clean before sterilizing, do you rinse in distilled water or do you use regular water? How often do you use the baby bottle sterilizer: every day after each use or once a week? Looking forward to your answers (sorry for so many questions) and thank you. Terry

That sounds like a good idea!
 

Terry - ask all the questions you want. That's how we benefit from each other. I sterilize the three main pieces of the aerobika once a week, the mouthpiece every day, but, yes, I do put it all in the sterilizer with the nebulizer parts. I soak everything (only do aerobika once a week as well, except for the mouthpiece which I wash and sterilize daily). Sometimes it's in there for an hour, sometimes for several hours. Just depends on when I get back to it. You are supposed to agitate when cleaning. I don't. I use hot soapy water and then rinse really well. I don't use distilled water. Just tap water. I use the baby bottle sterilizer daily. Here's my routine: nebulizer treatment, aerobika, take nebulizer parts and aerobika mouthpiece and soak all in hot soapy water. Later, rinse all parts well and put in the bottle sterilizer, microwave according to directions the sterilizer comes with, remove. I usually let it cool for a bit. Remove parts. Lay out to dry. Rinse/wash out sterilizer and let that dry. As stated, every Sunday, I wash and sterilize the rest of the aerobika. Not saying this is the "right" way but it works for me. I almost burned the house down a few times when I was sterilizing using boiling water and would forget I was boiling water on the stove. Geez! Like we don't have enough going on, right? Linda

What a comprehensive, fabulous answer! Makes a lot much simpler. Thank you, Terry

@chinasmom , All good advice Becky. I would like to also add that when you go to rinse the equipment being soaked in the vinegar solution; that you do not rinse in tap water or you risk reinfecting it with mac. Can rinse with tap water that has been boiled 10 mins then cooled.