Boiling Nebs

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Kristen

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I had clinic today and got into an argument with my respiratory therapist about sterilizing my nebulizers. I put in them in a pot of boiling water, with the lid on, for 15 minutes. She says this is not enough, and that I need to soak them in either bleach, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide, and then rinse them with sterile water.

She said that boiling them alone is not enough to kill all the CF bugs. Normally, I try to just do what my doctors tell me to, but, in this case, my husband actually has his PhD in water disinfection and insists that boiling IS enough. So, my question is, what have you all heard about this? Can anyone point me to some resources to back up what my RT is saying?
 
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Kristen

New member
I had clinic today and got into an argument with my respiratory therapist about sterilizing my nebulizers. I put in them in a pot of boiling water, with the lid on, for 15 minutes. She says this is not enough, and that I need to soak them in either bleach, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide, and then rinse them with sterile water.

She said that boiling them alone is not enough to kill all the CF bugs. Normally, I try to just do what my doctors tell me to, but, in this case, my husband actually has his PhD in water disinfection and insists that boiling IS enough. So, my question is, what have you all heard about this? Can anyone point me to some resources to back up what my RT is saying?
 
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Kristen

New member
I had clinic today and got into an argument with my respiratory therapist about sterilizing my nebulizers. I put in them in a pot of boiling water, with the lid on, for 15 minutes. She says this is not enough, and that I need to soak them in either bleach, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide, and then rinse them with sterile water.

She said that boiling them alone is not enough to kill all the CF bugs. Normally, I try to just do what my doctors tell me to, but, in this case, my husband actually has his PhD in water disinfection and insists that boiling IS enough. So, my question is, what have you all heard about this? Can anyone point me to some resources to back up what my RT is saying?
 
K

Kristen

New member
I had clinic today and got into an argument with my respiratory therapist about sterilizing my nebulizers. I put in them in a pot of boiling water, with the lid on, for 15 minutes. She says this is not enough, and that I need to soak them in either bleach, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide, and then rinse them with sterile water.

She said that boiling them alone is not enough to kill all the CF bugs. Normally, I try to just do what my doctors tell me to, but, in this case, my husband actually has his PhD in water disinfection and insists that boiling IS enough. So, my question is, what have you all heard about this? Can anyone point me to some resources to back up what my RT is saying?
 
K

Kristen

New member
I had clinic today and got into an argument with my respiratory therapist about sterilizing my nebulizers. I put in them in a pot of boiling water, with the lid on, for 15 minutes. She says this is not enough, and that I need to soak them in either bleach, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide, and then rinse them with sterile water.
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<br />She said that boiling them alone is not enough to kill all the CF bugs. Normally, I try to just do what my doctors tell me to, but, in this case, my husband actually has his PhD in water disinfection and insists that boiling IS enough. So, my question is, what have you all heard about this? Can anyone point me to some resources to back up what my RT is saying?
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Jane

Digital opinion leader
The CFF says that boiling for five minutes is one of the recommended methods for disinfecting. Here is the link:


<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
">http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
</a>
Click on "stopping the spread of germs" on the right. Its one page two.
 
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Jane

Digital opinion leader
The CFF says that boiling for five minutes is one of the recommended methods for disinfecting. Here is the link:


<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
">http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
</a>
Click on "stopping the spread of germs" on the right. Its one page two.
 
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Jane

Digital opinion leader
The CFF says that boiling for five minutes is one of the recommended methods for disinfecting. Here is the link:


<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
">http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
</a>
Click on "stopping the spread of germs" on the right. Its one page two.
 
J

Jane

Digital opinion leader
The CFF says that boiling for five minutes is one of the recommended methods for disinfecting. Here is the link:


<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
">http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
</a>
Click on "stopping the spread of germs" on the right. Its one page two.
 
J

Jane

Digital opinion leader
The CFF says that boiling for five minutes is one of the recommended methods for disinfecting. Here is the link:
<br />
<br />
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
">http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/
</a><br />
<br />Click on "stopping the spread of germs" on the right. Its one page two.
 
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