Nabulizing time

@vstankie Thank you!
How long does it take in the inversion board- a whole night?

@lindenflower not sure, but I think you're mixing up the decimal for the saline solution. There's a .09% and a 7% .
I purchased .09% at a medical supply in Florida without a script. The 7% requires a script.
The .09% did absolutely nothing for me. The 7% is working very well , I am bringing up mucus without a lot of effort. I use an inversion board and let gravity do a lot of work.

@sueinmn Thank you!
I will run it past my doc.
The only thing, my insurance probably doesn’t cover 0.9 %just like it doesn’t cover 0.7 %.
Where do you, ladies purchase those, if I may?

@lindenflower Talk to the pharmacist about a
GoodRx or similar discount coupon. Many of us do not have coverage for our saline - I am fortunate that my specific Medicare supplement covers 7% saline (not 0.7% which would be too weak) as part of my lung coverage. But under a different plan, the pharmacy used a discount to get me the beast deal.

@vstankie One more correction, it is 0.9% saline (also known as "normal saline") the same concentration as in out tears and body tissues. Then there is 7% saline, as referred to here. As a fun complication, there is also 3% saline, used by some who cannot tolerate the 7%, but it can be hard to find. Finally, there is 10% saline, which respiratory therapists sometimes use to induce sputum cultures - it is very harsh, but usually works.

@lindenflower an inversion board is actually used by people with back problems. But I use it to drain my lungs. Basically, invert myself not totally upside down but at a pretty good angle, and let gravity work. If there's anything to come out after I huff several times, if it comes out then I go upright to spit it out. Then invert, huff a few times, go upright to spin it out. I will do that 2,3,4 times til I feel I've got out everything I can. I don't stay on the inversion more than three or four minutes total. My pulmonologist actually suggested this, and it works very well for me if I can get the mucus loosened. I hope I explain this in a way you could understand. It really makes a big difference with me.

@lindenflower
Yes, I do 7% saline and albuterol in the cup at the same time. I tried using 7% saline by itself, and it was very difficult because it's so harsh. If you are truly using .09 % saline, it won't work. It's the same saline concentration as our blood. You need 7% saline. I hope this clarifies.

@lindenflower not sure, but I think you're mixing up the decimal for the saline solution. There's a .09% and a 7% .
I purchased .09% at a medical supply in Florida without a script. The 7% requires a script.
The .09% did absolutely nothing for me. The 7% is working very well , I am bringing up mucus without a lot of effort. I use an inversion board and let gravity do a lot of work.

@vstankie
My doctor gave me 3%. Anyone else? It seems to work fine. Maybe because I don't weigh a lot?

@lindenflower Talk to the pharmacist about a
GoodRx or similar discount coupon. Many of us do not have coverage for our saline - I am fortunate that my specific Medicare supplement covers 7% saline (not 0.7% which would be too weak) as part of my lung coverage. But under a different plan, the pharmacy used a discount to get me the beast deal.