"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>Ophelia wrote:
>>>>Cheri wrote"
>>>>
>>>> I use a nebuliser too, and that relieves my problems Do you think the
>>>> use
>>>>causes infection? I use it when I have infections because it gives
>>>>some
>>>>relief.
>>>>The idea that it causes infection isn't something I had considered.
>>>
>
> It's kind of strange that nebulizers can cause respiratory infections
> but then are used to relieve the symptoms of those infections, but
> that's what occurs.
>
>>> Nebulizers definitely cause infections... nebulizers suck up schmutz
>>> like a vacuum cleaner and it's near impossible to keep them
>>> sanitized.... the tubing gets filthy, the filter becomes germ laden,
>>> the entire thing is a disaster. Fortunately I no longer use a
>>> nebulizer, there are new drugs now that work very well.
>>
>>I only use mine when I am desperate. I hate it. But I do agree about the
>>drugs.
>
> I haven't used a nebulizer for almost two years now. I put all my neb
> stuff into storage, I have 4 different nebulizer compressors and
> several types of nebulizers, and I gave gallons of meds to the clinic
> in town. The new medications work much better and I'm no longer tied
> to that plastic tube. There are some side effects, all meds have side
> effects, but so long as I use the medications correctly they work very
> well. The old style inhalers are like antiques in comparison.

I haven't used mine for some time, but I daren't put it into storage ...


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