Keeping nebulizer supplies

Posted by lindenflower @lindenflower, Nov 10 9:41am

After you sterilise your nebulizers, Aerobikas where do you keep them?
I first had them on the kitchen counters, then I realised, that I cook and steam can land on those, so I started taking them to the bedroom while cooking.
Then I realised that the heat is on and that the radiator pushes air out next to my nebulizers. So I’m running like that every day. The must be a more reasonable way of keeping the supplies while they are drying and beyond.
Please share where and how you keep nebulizer / Aerobika parts between treatment sessions.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Nov 10 10:12am

Two of us use the same compressor, with separate, labeled nebulizers. For storage, I put the nebulizers & Aerobikas in labeled zipper baggies, then store them with the compressor & solutions in a plastic "shoebox" with the lid on. I use a clean paper towel on the lid of the plastic box for drying space, and store the parts as soon as I notice they are dry. When I take the neb out to use, I leave the baggie in the closed container and reuse it for a few weeks. This has the advantage of keeping everything together and clean.
When traveling, I substitute a soft, padded zipper case that fits everything, including a small bottle of Antibacterial Dawn, a container for soaking & clean paper towels.
NOTE: This is not sterile, but it is clean and minimizes outside contamination.
Every once in a while, I wash the storage box & lid with hot soapy water, replace the baggies and repurpose to store craft supplies or small parts.

Mary | @mjb24 | Nov 10 4:20pm

@lindenflower When I started with all this, I had the same dilemma. I wound up buying a baby bottle sterilizer that sterilizes and drys. It's great!! Now I rinse, soak, rinse and put in the sterilizer which I run once a day. No more boiling, no more parts drying on the kitchen counter. When the cycle is over (in approx 50 minutes) I put parts in plastic zip loc bags and store in a plastic bin with all relatable items; tubing, saline vials, etc.