Another neb cleaning question

[CaliSally]

I've been told by accredited CF center NOT to use bleach!!!

My regimen:
I take xopenex, pulmo and hypertonic saline. I know for THESE meds, I can use the SAME neb, just being certain that one med is finished before adding the next.

When done with all, I rinse my neb with lukewarm water and set aside to use later that day. After pm dose, I rinse in lukewarm water and put in tub, to boil with rest of nebs. But I DO rinse them before boiling. I don't use the same neb the next day unless it's been boiled.

I boil for 5 minutes on stove - but DON'T walk away. I did that once and totally forgot them - all the water boiled off and I had two melted nebs, with the smoke detector going off. I have 3-5 nebs around, so I always have a clean one.

I've been told that this method is totally acceptable.

Again, I've been told NOT to use bleach (and I THINK that goes for vinegar too).

Does someone have a link to the CF foundation guidelines on this? I know I got a paper about this once from my center.

 

[Ratatosk]

You're not supposed to use vinegar to sanitize neb cups. I just use it to get the crud off of the pot and nebs. I still wash them in hot soapy water, rinse and boil for 10 minutes.

 

[Ratatosk]

You're not supposed to use vinegar to sanitize neb cups. I just use it to get the crud off of the pot and nebs. I still wash them in hot soapy water, rinse and boil for 10 minutes.

 

[Ratatosk]

You're not supposed to use vinegar to sanitize neb cups. I just use it to get the crud off of the pot and nebs. I still wash them in hot soapy water, rinse and boil for 10 minutes.

 

[CaliSally]

ahh, gotcha <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> good idea.

 

[CaliSally]

ahh, gotcha <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> good idea.

 

[CaliSally]

ahh, gotcha <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> good idea.

 

[amber682]

I have 6 nebs, and Vinny does 2 albuterol and 1 pulmozyme per day. I use a new one each time, then throw it in a bowl on the counter. After the PM treatments on the 2nd day, I fill up the bowl with hot soapy water and soak and swish around. Then I rinse them and boil them in a bowl of water in the microwave for ten minutes. Then shake dry and air dry on papertowels. The next morning they're dry and ready to use, or put away in a ziploc baggie. When they get that mineral deposit white chalk on them, I soak them in a little vinegar before washing and boiling (I learned that from you Liza, in a previous thread!).

Does anyone know if I could do the albuterol and then just put the pulmozyme in the same neb, instead of using 2 separate nebs? Does something happen if a little albuterol mixes with the pulmozyme? I'm going to ask the doctor next visit what he thinks, but just wondering what any of your docs have told you. This would make it so I only have to boil every 3 days instead of 2. I really want to get a baby bottle sterilizer!

 

[amber682]

I have 6 nebs, and Vinny does 2 albuterol and 1 pulmozyme per day. I use a new one each time, then throw it in a bowl on the counter. After the PM treatments on the 2nd day, I fill up the bowl with hot soapy water and soak and swish around. Then I rinse them and boil them in a bowl of water in the microwave for ten minutes. Then shake dry and air dry on papertowels. The next morning they're dry and ready to use, or put away in a ziploc baggie. When they get that mineral deposit white chalk on them, I soak them in a little vinegar before washing and boiling (I learned that from you Liza, in a previous thread!).

Does anyone know if I could do the albuterol and then just put the pulmozyme in the same neb, instead of using 2 separate nebs? Does something happen if a little albuterol mixes with the pulmozyme? I'm going to ask the doctor next visit what he thinks, but just wondering what any of your docs have told you. This would make it so I only have to boil every 3 days instead of 2. I really want to get a baby bottle sterilizer!

 

[amber682]

I have 6 nebs, and Vinny does 2 albuterol and 1 pulmozyme per day. I use a new one each time, then throw it in a bowl on the counter. After the PM treatments on the 2nd day, I fill up the bowl with hot soapy water and soak and swish around. Then I rinse them and boil them in a bowl of water in the microwave for ten minutes. Then shake dry and air dry on papertowels. The next morning they're dry and ready to use, or put away in a ziploc baggie. When they get that mineral deposit white chalk on them, I soak them in a little vinegar before washing and boiling (I learned that from you Liza, in a previous thread!).

Does anyone know if I could do the albuterol and then just put the pulmozyme in the same neb, instead of using 2 separate nebs? Does something happen if a little albuterol mixes with the pulmozyme? I'm going to ask the doctor next visit what he thinks, but just wondering what any of your docs have told you. This would make it so I only have to boil every 3 days instead of 2. I really want to get a baby bottle sterilizer!