Re: Condensation in compressor hoses (Lenora)

[Guest guest]

,

This sounds like an area that perhaps the CF Awareness Committee

could get behind.

Thanks for your continued diligence and keeping us updated. What a

freaking mess.

Kim

> ...

> > Pari and other respiratory companies now supply the hoses with the

> > lumen or bore inside that is ridged instead of smooth. The ridges

give

> > the outside a frosted look that makes it more difficult to see the

> > moisture that may be lurking inside the hose. In addition, the

ridges

> > greatly increase surface area inside the hose where more moisture

can

> > settle. The valleys between the ridges make it more difficult to

be

> > sure all moisture has been expelled from the hose so it will be

> > perfectly dry and not a host for bacterial growth before the next

use.

> ...

[Guest guest]

Great idea. I'll let you all know when I hear back. I'll give it a couple of

weeks to 'go through the channels' and then contact Pari again if I haven't

had a follow-up response. I'll let you all know then where the issue stands.

Meanwhile, I assume it is not just Canada that is getting the ridged hoses

with their neb equipment, is it? Can some people from the U.S. and other

countries let me know what hoses they receive with their nebulizers?

M

Re: Condensation in compressor hoses (Lenora)

> ,

>

> This sounds like an area that perhaps the CF Awareness Committee

> could get behind.

>

> Thanks for your continued diligence and keeping us updated. What a

> freaking mess.

>

> Kim

[Guest guest]

We have gotten the new ridged hose with our new neb. kit. I don't like the hose

a bit. My other kids use the disposable kits for asthma so I'll probably throw

the rideged one away and just use a new hose out of their pack.

Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf