Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 10:54     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
little kids can't use inhaler correctly. that's why neb is better for them.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 10:52     Subject: Re:is there a QUIET nebulizer???
Anonymous wrote:Inhalers are more effective than nebs but they have to be inhaled correctly and kids don't always do it correctly. Make sense?

Exactly this. I went on a new daily inhaler, and the doctors gave me, a smart 36yo woman, a spacer because they're more reliable that way, regardless of age.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2016 10:24     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
I am looking for a silent or even somewhat silent nebulizer. I have 1 & sounds like a motorboat. The portable 1 I have if I use it all the time ,,mesh wears out in like 3 months. Can anyone give me any ideas?
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2015 20:11     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
I found a silent one when I was looking for a travel nebulizer and now I don't use anything else. It's the AeroNeb Go. You have to replace the handset when treatment times get super-long (once a year?) but it has been so, so worth it.

http://justnebulizers.com/aeroneb-go-ultrasonic-nebulizer.html?gclid=CPP324SnoMkCFYIcHwod4JQBRg
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2015 10:45     Subject: Re:is there a QUIET nebulizer???
Check the decibels on the machines and reviews before you buy, check out devilbliss traveler average loudness, saved us a couple of trips to the ER portable, light weight use in car. For adults check out bronchial thermoplasty by Boston Scientific new procedure (10 yrs old) that reduces the use of nebulizers and xolair... just an idea.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2013 01:06     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
I see this is an ancient thread but it cracks me up because I have the exact same nebulizer and is SO LOUD! If anyone has a quieter one, please let me know! (And before we get sidetracked with nebs vs. inhaler, the nebs are for me, and for treatments that can't be given via inhaler.)
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 19:23     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
Anonymous wrote:Just curious to know what kind of asthma your DC are dealing with. Exercise-induced? Colds? Allergies?

Really hoping DS (age 3 1/2) grows out of it. We see a pulmonologist regularly but he's not on any maintenance meds and uses xopenex at the first sign of a cold. Pulmo says his case is mild (therefore no maintenance) but of course cannot guarantee he'll grow out of it. We're negative for allergies (had a skin test) and he has extremely mild excema.


If it makes you feel better, DS's allergist said that kids under 5 with cold-induced athma/reactive airway disease are no more likely to have athma after they turn 5 than the general population.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2013 18:35     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
Inhalers are not as good. Even if done properly.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2012 16:12     Subject: Re:is there a QUIET nebulizer???
Inhalers are more effective than nebs but they have to be inhaled correctly and kids don't always do it correctly. Make sense?
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2010 15:31     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
Just curious to know what kind of asthma your DC are dealing with. Exercise-induced? Colds? Allergies?

Really hoping DS (age 3 1/2) grows out of it. We see a pulmonologist regularly but he's not on any maintenance meds and uses xopenex at the first sign of a cold. Pulmo says his case is mild (therefore no maintenance) but of course cannot guarantee he'll grow out of it. We're negative for allergies (had a skin test) and he has extremely mild excema.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2010 13:14     Subject: Re:is there a QUIET nebulizer???
We were told that the nebulizer is better at getting the medication into the lungs. FWIW, we went to National Jewish in Denver and they are the leading respiratory hospital in the country.

I too would love to find a quieter nebulizer. My DS is 5 and it has always awaken him b/c of the noise.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2010 23:21     Subject: Re:is there a QUIET nebulizer???
To the previous poster, our pulmonologist said the opposite- that the inhaler, when properly used is better than the neb (my DS is 3 so he can put it to his face with no problem). Wonder what the real story is here!
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2010 21:25     Subject: Re:is there a QUIET nebulizer???
We put it between 2 pillows to absorb some of the sound. It's still a bit loud. Our allergist insists that the nebulizer machine is better than the inhaler so we're sticking with it.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2010 20:35     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
I think they're all pretty loud. If your DS is 4 or 5, you could probably move to an inhaler for albuterol.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2010 18:14     Subject: is there a QUIET nebulizer???
Please share your model name and number if you have a truly QUIET nebulizer machine.

Ours is a 5 year old Inspiration Elite HS456 and is VERY loud......

Would love to buy a new model that is less noisy so I don't wake up my DS
to give him nebs during the night

TIA