Many busy, “on-the-go” families need to fit their child’s nebulizer treatments into their daily lives. They find that having both a tabletop nebulizer and one that is more portable for travel helps make sure all treatments are given, no matter where they are. While there are many table top models made and marketed specifically for kids, there are no travel nebulizers designed just for kids.
There are parts of your nebulizer system that will have to be replaced periodically and that you will want to check frequently. Air filters should be checked weekly. While filters have different life spans, a typical filter lasts between 1 month and 1 year. Small, felt filters will need to be replaced more often than hard, large filters.
A nebulizer mask can make a big difference in the comfort of your treatment. Nebulizer users are often very young or more mature and can have some difficulty cupping their lips around a mouthpiece for 5-15 minutes. A mask allows the user to sit back and relax while taking his/her treatment and to breathe comfortably through the mask.
After a recent conversation with a respiratory therapist, we realized that we need to tell you more about this important piece of equipment. She explained why peak flow meters are essential for monitoring your respiratory treatment. Subtle changes in your lungs can be detected quickly with regular peak flow readings, even before symptoms appear.
New to Just Nebulizers: Respironics nebulizers offer another outstanding choice in respiratory drug delivery systems. Respironics nebulizers offer quality solutions to your breathing treatment needs. Respironics nebulizers include the MicroElite Compressor nebulizer system, the MiniElite Compressor nebulizer system and the Inspiration Elite Compressor nebulizer system.
As kids go back to school, it is important to remember their medical necessities. Don't forget to send an extra MDI and holding chamber or nebulizer to school. From recess, to PE, to spelling, you never know when an attack might occur.
Last night on America’s Got Talent, the last act in Portland, Oregon was a pair of sisters with phenomenal voices. While they were great singers, they were not the best singers ever, and in a show with sword swallowers and rock wall dancers, you have to have something special to stand out. What set these girls apart (and made the producers put them in as the shows’ final act of the night), was their incredible story.
Pari has just released their new, improved PARI Vios compressor nebulizer system. It comes with all the features you have come to know and love with the Pari ProNeb Ultra II, such as fast treatments, small particle size, and high respirable drug dose to the lungs, but with some additional enhanced features.
Why did the US Food and Drug Administration issue a warning on cold and cough medicine for children?
In October 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory strongly recommending that over-the-counter cough and cold medications not be given to infants and children under two years old because of the risk of life-threatening side effects.
Humidifiers are commonly used in homes to relieve the physical discomforts of nasal congestion, dry nose, throat, lips, and skin. The moisture humidifiers add to dry air also helps alleviate common nuisances brought on by winter heating, such as static electricity, peeling wallpaper, and cracks in paint and furniture. It is best to keep the humidity level at about 30-50 percent of relative humidity.
