HTS - How do you dilute?

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edan

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Hi. I know I posted about HTS before, but have follow up questions now that my 3 yo dd is using it. She is currently trying 7% HTS. It seems too harsh for her? Lots of dry coughing during.

1.) Has anyone researched this well? Is there any chance it could be too harsh for her little lungs and cause inflammation/scarring simply by using it?

2.) Have anyone's toddlers been on this for long enough to have before and after xrays and have those xrays shown no changes?

3.) I understand some use the 5% solution. For those of you who dilute, where do you get the sterile saline? Is it over the counter? Or do I need a prescription. Also, what percentages are available to mix with the 7%.

I really like the idea of continuing to use hts.

Thank you!

Edan.
 
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edan

Guest
Hi. I know I posted about HTS before, but have follow up questions now that my 3 yo dd is using it. She is currently trying 7% HTS. It seems too harsh for her? Lots of dry coughing during.

1.) Has anyone researched this well? Is there any chance it could be too harsh for her little lungs and cause inflammation/scarring simply by using it?

2.) Have anyone's toddlers been on this for long enough to have before and after xrays and have those xrays shown no changes?

3.) I understand some use the 5% solution. For those of you who dilute, where do you get the sterile saline? Is it over the counter? Or do I need a prescription. Also, what percentages are available to mix with the 7%.

I really like the idea of continuing to use hts.

Thank you!

Edan.
 
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edan

Guest
Hi. I know I posted about HTS before, but have follow up questions now that my 3 yo dd is using it. She is currently trying 7% HTS. It seems too harsh for her? Lots of dry coughing during.
<br />
<br />1.) Has anyone researched this well? Is there any chance it could be too harsh for her little lungs and cause inflammation/scarring simply by using it?
<br />
<br />2.) Have anyone's toddlers been on this for long enough to have before and after xrays and have those xrays shown no changes?
<br />
<br />3.) I understand some use the 5% solution. For those of you who dilute, where do you get the sterile saline? Is it over the counter? Or do I need a prescription. Also, what percentages are available to mix with the 7%.
<br />
<br />I really like the idea of continuing to use hts.
<br />
<br />Thank you!
<br />
<br />Edan.
 
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hmw

New member
I know some people get the kits that contain 10% and 1% (or is it .1%?) and mix them to make 7%; if you had that you'd be able to make up a weaker dilution to gradually work your child up to the 7%. You still need a prescription for this.

I don't know that it could cause actual scarring, but there are some people (children and adult alike) that, like any other therapy, just do not benefit from it or cannot tolerate it well enough to make any potential benefit worthwhile.

It is important to use a bronchodilator prior to using HTS to help avoid bronchospasm.

I hope you are able to continue using it, too... there are so many potential benefits to it!
 
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hmw

New member
I know some people get the kits that contain 10% and 1% (or is it .1%?) and mix them to make 7%; if you had that you'd be able to make up a weaker dilution to gradually work your child up to the 7%. You still need a prescription for this.

I don't know that it could cause actual scarring, but there are some people (children and adult alike) that, like any other therapy, just do not benefit from it or cannot tolerate it well enough to make any potential benefit worthwhile.

It is important to use a bronchodilator prior to using HTS to help avoid bronchospasm.

I hope you are able to continue using it, too... there are so many potential benefits to it!
 
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hmw

New member
I know some people get the kits that contain 10% and 1% (or is it .1%?) and mix them to make 7%; if you had that you'd be able to make up a weaker dilution to gradually work your child up to the 7%. You still need a prescription for this.
<br />
<br />I don't know that it could cause actual scarring, but there are some people (children and adult alike) that, like any other therapy, just do not benefit from it or cannot tolerate it well enough to make any potential benefit worthwhile.
<br />
<br />It is important to use a bronchodilator prior to using HTS to help avoid bronchospasm.
<br />
<br />I hope you are able to continue using it, too... there are so many potential benefits to it!
 
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ashmomo

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My 5 year old uses the 7%. When she first started it, she was sick and it caused ALOT of coughing while using it. Since she has gotten better w/ her baseline of no cough...it does not make her cough like that.

My 1.5 year old uses the 3%. We dilute it with a .9% sterile saline that we have a prescription for and get from the pharmacy. We use a 1/2 vial of the 7% and mix it with 3/4 vial of the .9%. Makes the 3%!

Did the docs watch her do the first dose? They made Ashlee do it at the office the first time to make sure she didn't have a bad reaction to it.
 
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ashmomo

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My 5 year old uses the 7%. When she first started it, she was sick and it caused ALOT of coughing while using it. Since she has gotten better w/ her baseline of no cough...it does not make her cough like that.

My 1.5 year old uses the 3%. We dilute it with a .9% sterile saline that we have a prescription for and get from the pharmacy. We use a 1/2 vial of the 7% and mix it with 3/4 vial of the .9%. Makes the 3%!

Did the docs watch her do the first dose? They made Ashlee do it at the office the first time to make sure she didn't have a bad reaction to it.
 
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ashmomo

New member
My 5 year old uses the 7%. When she first started it, she was sick and it caused ALOT of coughing while using it. Since she has gotten better w/ her baseline of no cough...it does not make her cough like that.
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<br />My 1.5 year old uses the 3%. We dilute it with a .9% sterile saline that we have a prescription for and get from the pharmacy. We use a 1/2 vial of the 7% and mix it with 3/4 vial of the .9%. Makes the 3%!
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<br />Did the docs watch her do the first dose? They made Ashlee do it at the office the first time to make sure she didn't have a bad reaction to it.
 
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edan

Guest
HTS - How do you dilute - and other questions about it.

Thanks you two for responding again. Yes, the doctor watched her first dose. It was witout the bronchodialator. She didn't cough once. It then took 2 weeks for us to get the stuff from the pharmacy. She happens to have a cold right now (day 8). The cold is mild, but yes, she coughs within a minute of us turning it on... It totally freaks me out!! She'll be 4 in March. I have seen that others do the 5 1/2 percent solution. Why do doctors prescribe it that way? Are they worried the 7% is dangerous or something?

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!
 
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edan

Guest
HTS - How do you dilute - and other questions about it.

Thanks you two for responding again. Yes, the doctor watched her first dose. It was witout the bronchodialator. She didn't cough once. It then took 2 weeks for us to get the stuff from the pharmacy. She happens to have a cold right now (day 8). The cold is mild, but yes, she coughs within a minute of us turning it on... It totally freaks me out!! She'll be 4 in March. I have seen that others do the 5 1/2 percent solution. Why do doctors prescribe it that way? Are they worried the 7% is dangerous or something?

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!
 
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edan

Guest
HTS - How do you dilute - and other questions about it.

Thanks you two for responding again. Yes, the doctor watched her first dose. It was witout the bronchodialator. She didn't cough once. It then took 2 weeks for us to get the stuff from the pharmacy. She happens to have a cold right now (day 8). The cold is mild, but yes, she coughs within a minute of us turning it on... It totally freaks me out!! She'll be 4 in March. I have seen that others do the 5 1/2 percent solution. Why do doctors prescribe it that way? Are they worried the 7% is dangerous or something?
<br />
<br />Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!
 
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Ender

New member
Hey,
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<br />They give us the 5% solution because it already comes premixed in the form of an IV bag...
 
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ehtansky21

New member
We get the 3mL ampules of sterile saline..you can get them without a prescription on line...here is what they look like, but I can usually get them cheaper then what amazon is asking
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Medline-Sterile-Saline-0-9%25-Unit/dp/B002NH3U5A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1290651091&sr=8-4
">http://www.amazon.com/Medline-...qid=1290651091&sr=8-4
</a>
I started off doing about 2 mL of sterile saline and 2 mL of hts and just slowly upped the amount of hts. If the boys get sick, for some reason they seem to be able to handle a higher percentage of hts.

go with your gut...you can make it work...any amount of salt you can get into her lungs will be great!!!

blessings,
missa
 
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ehtansky21

New member
We get the 3mL ampules of sterile saline..you can get them without a prescription on line...here is what they look like, but I can usually get them cheaper then what amazon is asking
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Medline-Sterile-Saline-0-9%25-Unit/dp/B002NH3U5A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1290651091&sr=8-4
">http://www.amazon.com/Medline-...qid=1290651091&sr=8-4
</a>
I started off doing about 2 mL of sterile saline and 2 mL of hts and just slowly upped the amount of hts. If the boys get sick, for some reason they seem to be able to handle a higher percentage of hts.

go with your gut...you can make it work...any amount of salt you can get into her lungs will be great!!!

blessings,
missa
 
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ehtansky21

New member
We get the 3mL ampules of sterile saline..you can get them without a prescription on line...here is what they look like, but I can usually get them cheaper then what amazon is asking
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Medline-Sterile-Saline-0-9%25-Unit/dp/B002NH3U5A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1290651091&sr=8-4
">http://www.amazon.com/Medline-...qid=1290651091&sr=8-4
</a><br />
<br />I started off doing about 2 mL of sterile saline and 2 mL of hts and just slowly upped the amount of hts. If the boys get sick, for some reason they seem to be able to handle a higher percentage of hts.
<br />
<br />go with your gut...you can make it work...any amount of salt you can get into her lungs will be great!!!
<br />
<br />blessings,
<br />missa
 
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