Bubbles: fishy mask general question

[carey905]

Was reading another post and it looks like everyone sterilizes masks as well as the neb pieces. Is this done by choice or on recommendation from cf clinic?
I ask because my kid's clinic says just wash it soapy hot water, which considering the condensation that builds up on the inside of the masks during treatment seems like a bad idea. Yet that is what we have been doing for over six years with no problems.
Lately we have been putting masks in pot of boiling water after nebs are sterilized and after burner is turned off. We let them soak for about five minutes.
thanks!

 

[MargaritaChic]

Our clinic has always told us to sterilize/boil the fishy masks.

 

[briarrose]

We sterilize bubbles after every use. We use the baby bottle sterilizer like we.do for the nebs and spacers. This is what our clinic told us to do so we do it.

 

[carey905]

Thanks for replies. From now on I will sterilize masks also.

 

[Tysmom]

My drs. Told me not to sterilize mask because it will melt. I tried once and the bubble fish mask did melt. I use the advent sterilizer and sterilize the nebulizer after each use.