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Any advice on how to speed this up?

Posted by yorkieyoli @yorkieyoli, 11 hours ago

I attach my Aerobika to the the Aeroeclipse XL nebulizer with the Pari ProNeb Max compressor. This is to nebulize 7% sodium chloride solution. But the entire process takes about 45 minutes.

Doing this twice a day, along with still nebulizing levalbuterol, is upwards of 2 hours a day (morning and night).

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to nebulize with an aerobika faster? I go to work every day, and I have to get up at the crack of dawn to get all this done before leaving the house. It's exhausting and very time consuming.

I definitely want to nebulize with the aerobika, but I would be very grateful on how to make it go faster. I thought the processor I had was supposed to be powerful. Any suggestions please?

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Mary | @mjb24 | 4 hours ago

@yorkieyoli I know how you feel, I was working full time up until June of this year and it was very challenging. I also use the Aerobika attached to the Aeroclipse XL to nebulize 7% saline 2x per day. I use 4ml per session and go 15 minutes on 5 setting with deep breaths and holds. After 15 minutes, I just breathe normally for another 10 minutes and after that the 4ml is just about gone. I am using the OMBRA compressor and I keep the Aeroclipse on the breath actuated setting. That is still 25 minutes but definitely better than 45. Do you change out the filter on your compressor regularly? Is it older and maybe not as efficient?

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yorkieyoli | @yorkieyoli | 16 minutes ago
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@yorkieyoli I know how you feel, I was working full time up until June of this year and it was very challenging. I also use the Aerobika attached to the Aeroclipse XL to nebulize 7% saline 2x per day. I use 4ml per session and go 15 minutes on 5 setting with deep breaths and holds. After 15 minutes, I just breathe normally for another 10 minutes and after that the 4ml is just about gone. I am using the OMBRA compressor and I keep the Aeroclipse on the breath actuated setting. That is still 25 minutes but definitely better than 45. Do you change out the filter on your compressor regularly? Is it older and maybe not as efficient?

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@mjb24 - My filter is due to be changed next month so I don't think it's that. But perhaps I'll change it now.
Can you please explain what you mean by deep breaths and holds? How do I do that exactly? Maybe that is what I need to be doing. I'm also on the 5 setting, and supposedly using the faster spray (my aeroclipse points to the solid arrow, not the one with the dots).

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