Hi there,
I am so confused about cleaning my Aerobica and nebulizer cups. I started out soaking my flutter device and nebulizer cups in warm sudsy water and letting them air dry. Then I heard this was not sufficient so I bought the baby bottle sterilizer. But then I read that this doesn’t sterilize the equipment so I should just use it for drying. Soon I got stricter- boiling all my equipment in my insta-pot for 10+ minutes and drying it in baby bottle sanitizer after every use. I have a collection of 4 aerobicas and 4 nebulizer cups that I can rotate. (I never boil the tubing but I do let it run attached to nebulizer to remove moisture. I also replace it monthly.)

Now I hear it’s okay to rinse Aerobica and cups in warm soapy water after each use, let them air dry and just disinfect once weekly.

It’s not difficult to boil after each use, but it’d certainly be less time consuming to just rinse in warm sudsy water and air dry and disinfect 1/week.

I wish there were a set of guidelines to follow. I also would love to know what to do when traveling to another country especially on a bus tour or cruise where I cannot sterilize my equipment. I don’t think I can buy 16 days worth of equipment😂

I also hear different opinions about drinking water.

Just had to rant! Yesterday’s conference was so informative, but these issues weren’t discussed. Well, there was one comment that distilled water can have MAC due to handling issues.

I know that I cannot live in a bubble and certainly dont. Just wish there were better, more consistent guidelines.