[blparent] Using a Nebulizer

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Thanks, Bran and all.  I'll listen to the machine next time to hear how it 
sounds.  I think I might time it by letting her watch a 20-minute TV show 
and telling her she has to keep the mask on till the show is over. 
Otherwise, she takes the mask off every thirty seconds to ask if it's done 
yet.  I guess I'll be an old pro at this eventually, but right now it's 
pretty disconcerting.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Brandy Wojcik
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 7:26 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Using a Nebulizer

Hi,. I'm sorry to hear this. It is actually very easy to manage. You will 
know the medication is gone because the machine sounds different. It kind of 
sputters and isn't running smoothly any more. You just connect the tube to 
the machine, and to to the medication chamber, and put the mask on top. 
Unscrew the chamber, add the meds, put it to her face, turn it on and 
entertain her for 10-15 minutes while she breathes the medication. I think 
it tastes funny and some kids notice this too. It is going to be ok. 
Promise. Frustrating at times, and sometimes scary, but for most people it 
is manageable.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Bran


-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 8:54 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Using a Nebulizer

My four-year-old daughter has just been diagnosed with asthma.  I need to 
start using a nebulizer with her.  I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with a niew 
piece of equipment.  The doses of the medicine are premeasured, so that’s 
not a worry.  But how will I know when all of the medicine has been inhaled 
and the bottle is empty?  Will I just need to go by the time?

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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