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Pari eRapid/eFlow first impressions
Wow. Salty!
I washed and sterilized all the parts last night per instructions, and just had my first session. It is indeed rapid! A big hit of salt (7% solution, 4ml vial) with every breath.
It's not breath-actuated, unlike the AeroEclipseXL I'm accustomed to, so salt mist blew everywhere when I exhaled. I soon manually de-activated it while exhaling, using the power button, and re-activated on inhale. I was near my computer and didn't want salt to get all over my electronics. (Next time I'll try it in my kitchen or living room.) Even with the starts and stops, the session was very fast, under 10 minutes. I will time my next one.
My young cat jumped on me while I was nebbing, disconnecting the cord from the cup. Nothing leaked and I reattached it easily. Clearly I need to find a new location to use this system. It's faster so I don't need to be seated or distract myself with online scrabble, as I do with my usual system.
The concentrated salt made me cough at first, but I got the hang of it by the end. It brought up a lot more mucus than usual! All clear, all good. My usual neb sessions have brought up hardly anything lately, so I found this refreshing.
Afterwards I rinsed the parts and soaked in soapy water per instructions. Question: If I boil after every use, do I have to soak in soapy water first? I skip that step with my AeroEclipse/Aerobika setup and just rinse and boil.
(For anyone curious, this is how I have been nebbing/cleaning for the past several months: https://youtu.be/gRUAIu1nO1w?si=fRSz6DvohTN4SXKw )
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on their website it says:
What can I inhale with the eFlow®rapid nebuliser system?
The eFlow®rapid nebuliser system is designed to administer solutions (such as formulations of colistimethate sodium or (hypertonic) saline solutions) or suspensions for a nebuliser that are approved for the treatment of diseases of the lower airways and for which there is no medication-specific nebuliser handset. More information
This refers to the eRapid nebulizer handset which you can use with the eflow.
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2 Reactions@minute22 I use e rapid but whenever I use it with 7% saline I cough really bad- it irritates my throat bad although I can use 7% saline without problems when nebulizing with pari sprint and any nebulizing machine( I have ombra). no I don’t have hoarseness because I don’t use it for 7%. Recently I use erapid for nebulizing cromolyn sodium or 3% saline and my voice is ok. I also experimented and mixed 7% saline with 1/3 vile of levalbuterol- it helps to some extend with the cough.
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2 Reactions@lilianna Yes, I use a Pari Sprint when I travel and Ombra with Aeroclipse at home with 7% and don't usually have hoarseness. I'm going to be traveling and would like the speed and quietness of the eflow. Maybe I'll try it with 3% saline and see what that does to my voice. I'm also wondering if it would be ok to sterilize it with regular tap water as I'm not sure if I'll be able to find distilled water in Morocco. Do you always use distilled water?
@minute22 my aeroclipse and aerobika and Ari sprint cup and anything else I rinse then wash with soap and soak in tap water. Then rinse from soap in tap water and sterilize in my baby brezza bottle sterilizer with distilled water but it’s because I don’t want the minerals to clog it. But i dont travel abroad so I wouldn’t know how available it is. If I were you I would use a collapsible pot to boil water and then use it to sterilize my equipment- it’s not forever so it would survive the period of the trip I believe. Back home you could soak all in vinegar to remove the mineral deposit.
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1 ReactionHi all,
I am interested in buying a Pari eRapid/eFlow, the nebulizer cup needs to be replaced every 6 months, the price is $178 from nebology. Is that right with you? Does anyone know any sellors accept Medicare?
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Ling
@wangling nebology runs 30% off sales near holidays. Try to get it then. Prescription required. Not sure/aware of other vendors. Nebology is US arm of PARI. I use my handset longer than 6 months.
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2 ReactionsThank you so much scoop for the info.
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@scoop thanks! That looks exactly like the system I got with the Arikayce.