Nebulizer tubes popping off

[Ratatosk]

I just switched out neb cups and tubing -- we use reusable Pari LC's and the tube keeps popping off despite medicine still being in the cup. This usually only happens if the neb runs dry or there's a crimp. I use the pari tubing on our Invacare mobilare compressor because I've found the tubing that comes with the disposable nebs I use for travel don't stay on. I've lowered the PSI a smidge and I switched to a different pari tube after several occurrences right in a row of the tube popping off. And it seems to have done the trick for now.

Any suggestions. I know some people order specific brands of tubing. Pari has a newer VIOS pro which takes a different style tube. I even read somewhere that someone put the neb tubing in the freezer to shrink prior to use....

 

[mmcpeck]

I just switched out neb cups and tubing -- we use reusable Pari LC's and the tube keeps popping off despite medicine still being in the cup. This usually only happens if the neb runs dry or there's a crimp. I use the pari tubing on our Invacare mobilare compressor because I've found the tubing that comes with the disposable nebs I use for travel don't stay on. I've lowered the PSI a smidge and I switched to a different pari tube after several occurrences right in a row of the tube popping off. And it seems to have done the trick for now.

Any suggestions. I know some people order specific brands of tubing. Pari has a newer VIOS pro which takes a different style tube. I even read somewhere that someone put the neb tubing in the freezer to shrink prior to use....

I believe the Mobilaire 50 psig compressor requires a flowmeter attached to the 50 psig outlet in order to power a nebulizer. In the hospital, for example, the air and oxygen outlets mounted on the wall are kept at 50 psig. In order to use these gases, a flowmeter, calibrated for a 50 psig inlet pressure is required. Trying to reduce the pressure with a simple needle valve on the 50 psig outlet is tricky and doesn't allow precise control. An oxygen flowmeter would probably eliminate your problem.

Michael, RRT

 

[scrapper1264]

Are you talking about the tube popping off the compressor? We had that issue with the Mobilaire until I read about using a zip tie on the end of the tube attached to the compressor. It worked for us as well!

 

[Ratatosk]

Never heard of a flowmeter attachment on a nebulizer/compressor before, though have seen them the oxygen outlets when DS has been hospitalized.

Yes, the tube pops off the compressor. Since I switched out tubes with a different set of wing tipped ones from the Pari LC packet, it hasn't happened as often. May have just had a bad tube. I've heard of duct tape. I did see Pari has a new Vios pro that supposedly has a much higher PSI and there are different wing tipped tubes for those. May look at ordering one of those.