Pari Trek Sprint treatment times

Posted by pled @pled, Mar 30, 2023

I just purchased a Pari Trek S portable nebulizer. It is taking about 15 minutes to nebulize 3ml of Albuterol and the information on the website led me to believe it would be less than 5 minutes. For those of you that have the Trek S and are using the Sprint nebulizer cup, what kind of treatment times are you experiencing?

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I agree. I bought the Pari Trek S and sprint nebulizing cups recently because I was traveling and because it’s advertised as being very quick. I found it to be very slow. It took about 40-45 minutes to complete nebulizing Albuterol and sodium chloride. I thought there was maybe something wrong with my machine so it’s interesting to hear that other people are having the same issue. Now I’m looking for a good mesh nebulizer. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

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@lvalenti

I agree. I bought the Pari Trek S and sprint nebulizing cups recently because I was traveling and because it’s advertised as being very quick. I found it to be very slow. It took about 40-45 minutes to complete nebulizing Albuterol and sodium chloride. I thought there was maybe something wrong with my machine so it’s interesting to hear that other people are having the same issue. Now I’m looking for a good mesh nebulizer. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

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My understanding from Pari is that the ProNeb Max takes the least time then the Vios and then the Trek. But I do not think it should take that long. If you call Pari they will send you another one and have you send back the one you have. I was having issues but discovered it was the sprint cups that were making it take so long. Also from what I understand you cannot use Mesh nebulizers with saline. However the Omron mesh does say it will work with saline. If I use the ProNeb it goes pretty fast with just saline (10 minutes or so).

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Thank you so much. I will try getting in touch which Pari.

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@irenea8

My understanding from Pari is that the ProNeb Max takes the least time then the Vios and then the Trek. But I do not think it should take that long. If you call Pari they will send you another one and have you send back the one you have. I was having issues but discovered it was the sprint cups that were making it take so long. Also from what I understand you cannot use Mesh nebulizers with saline. However the Omron mesh does say it will work with saline. If I use the ProNeb it goes pretty fast with just saline (10 minutes or so).

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Did you cage your nebulizer cups from the sprint? If so, what are you using now, and how long do they take?

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@pled

Did you cage your nebulizer cups from the sprint? If so, what are you using now, and how long do they take?

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No I did not change from the sprint. I used new ones and started cleaning them differently. I was using 70% alcohol but now I boil them instead. I also soak them in vinegar sometimes as well (both are according to their instructions).

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I use the Pari Trek and Sprint cup with 7% Saline and it only takes 10 to 15 minutes unless I get distracted reading my email. I use the plug in version not the battery but I don’t know if that makes a difference. I travel with it a lot and haven’t needed the battery.

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@irenea8

My understanding from Pari is that the ProNeb Max takes the least time then the Vios and then the Trek. But I do not think it should take that long. If you call Pari they will send you another one and have you send back the one you have. I was having issues but discovered it was the sprint cups that were making it take so long. Also from what I understand you cannot use Mesh nebulizers with saline. However the Omron mesh does say it will work with saline. If I use the ProNeb it goes pretty fast with just saline (10 minutes or so).

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Did you change your cups from the sprint to something else? If so, what?

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@pled

Did you change your cups from the sprint to something else? If so, what?

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Maybe you did not see my previous answer? Did not change. Still use sprint cups. Just got new ones and clean them differently now. See previous answer.

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