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> On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:22:04 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>>> 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 ...
>
> I have stuff, bleach orientated, that I use to sterilise tubing for
> wine making, would think it would do the same for nebulizers ?

My nebuliser is an electric machine. Yes, I do sterilize the attachments.

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