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Salt precipitating out while nebulizing

Posted by desertdwellerjh @desertdwellerjh, May 18 5:54am

I needed to purchase a new portable nebulizer and bought the PARI Trek S portable aerosol system. I was startled (snd worried) when I rinsed and then soaked in soapy water a lot of salt had precipitated out onto the mouthpiece and from there onto the bottom of the bowl. There was a little cake if salt in the mouthpiece. Is this normal?

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pled | @pled | May 19 8:53am

I have the Pari Trek S portable. I have used it daily for several years. I have not noticed this happening,

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rmoore901 | @rmoore901 | May 19 10:13am

There can be some mineral build up but seems unusual to be this extreme. Still might be worth doing a vinegar soak and also reach out to the manufacturer to inquire about this issue.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | May 19 11:36am

@desertdwellerjh Here's another thought - saline vials come with an expiration date, which I never thought much about, because I thought it was just a marketing issue. But I wonder if the saline actually precipitates (settles out) after a while? I know from looking at well-expired vials (more than 2 years out-of-date) that some of the water has evaporated, I now assume there could be other changes as well.
Have you examined the unopened vials for cloudiness, loss of volume or settling? Have you tried saline from a different package - or maybe you just got a bad batch that needs to be returned to the pharmacy. Also, a caution, if you buy saline on-line, you do not know how it has been stored or handled before you received.

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desertdwellerjh | @desertdwellerjh | May 20 5:46am
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@desertdwellerjh Here's another thought - saline vials come with an expiration date, which I never thought much about, because I thought it was just a marketing issue. But I wonder if the saline actually precipitates (settles out) after a while? I know from looking at well-expired vials (more than 2 years out-of-date) that some of the water has evaporated, I now assume there could be other changes as well.
Have you examined the unopened vials for cloudiness, loss of volume or settling? Have you tried saline from a different package - or maybe you just got a bad batch that needs to be returned to the pharmacy. Also, a caution, if you buy saline on-line, you do not know how it has been stored or handled before you received.

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@sueinmn Sue, since I posted me worry, the next 2 vials (from CVS by rx and still in date period) worked fine without salt precipitation. So who knows!? I will report this to CVS. Thank you.

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becleartoday | @becleartoday | May 21 4:45am

Great suggestion to be aware that vials expire. I have saline in 3 different strengths and only use the lower doses when I am very hoarse. I will leave them in their boxes and mark the dates for now on.
Thank you!
Linda Esposito

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mokie | @mokie | May 26 9:48am

Regarding the weird build up of the salt, I'm wonderng if the nebulizer is not working? I can't believe the saline vials are so old this would happen.

Best regards,
Mokie

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