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First time nebulizing, kind of lost.
I was told to start nebuluzing albuterol and 3% sodium solution. I watched videos and looked at information in this support group. I finally got my nerve up to try it this morning and the albuterol neb went fine. I filled the neb cup with sodium solution and at first it made me cough, I turned off the machine to cough. I turned on nebulizer again, there was vapor but the liquid in the cup just didn't seem to go down, I quit after 1/2 hour. How long does it usually take and what could I be doing wrong?
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I take a break for a minute and sip a little water. It might help to slow your pace down, too. I tend to want to rush thru and that’s when I feel it. Sets of 5 or 10 help me do that.
I’m new to neubulizing too. I noticed some of you talked about sterilizing. I haven’t been doing that. Should I?
&bethfjohnson33 You could try positional drainage. There are sites online for techniques since people have mucus plugs in different lobes or areas. Lying on your back, side or stomach could work. You breathe in for a count of 4 or 4, hold breathe for same, then I exhale, engaging my diaphragm and it rattles your lungs. Sit up and huff cough, or hold breathe again and huff cough then. Repeat until you’re satisfied that you’ve removed enough phlegm. Hope that helps.
I use NAC, (600 mg) an amino acid, twice a day which helps thin mucus. Hope that helps.
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1 ReactionPeople take pretty different approaches to this. Some boil their neb cups after every use for 10 minutes since that’s the length of time it takes to kill mycobacteria. Others use baby sterilizers or bags. Sue recently referred to a study by Dr Falkinham (?sp), a prominent researcher, that showed mycobacteria didn’t grow on thd Pari neb cups or Aerobika even with worst case scenarios.
I use and clean mine daily by pouring water that was recently boiled over it, adding Dawn, and letting it soak then rinse with more very hot water. To disinfect it, I put it in microwave bags used for baby battles, using their directions, a couple times/week. I had been using the bags daily and boiling a couple times/week, but thought I could ease up after that research. Hopefully others will add their methods.
We don’t include the tubing-just leave the air from the compressor on for 2-3 minutes to make sure it’s dry.
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1 ReactionAfter morning nebulizing I do 12 sessions of 15 breaths each! After evening nebulizing just 3 or 4 sessions of 15 breaths. I doubt you need that much! See how many it takes to feel you have gotten up what will come up.
Thank you so much! I tend to want to rush through it, as well!
Thank you so much! I will try postural drainage next time. Do you have any side effects from the NAC? I bought some but have not taken any yet.
You’re so welcome. @bethfjohnson33
Yes, it is postural drainage.. I was writing too quickly!
It does seem to work for me. When I exhale.. it is a deep sound I make, so it does help shake up the phlegm.
Other people here had posted about NAC and that’s why I tried it. I mentioned it to my pulmonologist/ respirologist and that individual then said to try the product. I have no side effects from it and it has helped. I take it with my breakfast and another capsule with supper.
Hope it also works for you.