Hi Garnet, I'd be interested in knowing how you - or whoever - arrived at this conclusion, since the ultrasonic element seems to be about the same in the one (only one) I've seen used for animals and the multitude I've seen for humans.
My only point is that someone may have been trying to sell something on the basis of an advertisement, not facts. Consider what either of these do; the ultrasonic part is to assure the carrier, water, and content are not separated by distillation, as in steam, and are effectively delivered to the alveoli, not trapped in larger passageways as droplets like the whirly bird (for want of a better description) type humidifiers make. The idea that there could be a size of droplet that would be "too small" seems suspect, unless the idea was that the medication would be left behind by being dropped out or evaporated out of the solution being "nebulized" - which I think means "fogged". And if that were the case, it would be useless for most of us warm-bloodeds. Most mammal lung tissue is kinda similar when you are talking about the alveolar level - has the same job, mainly getting CO2 out of the blood and O2 in; i.e. packing an enormous area of very thin tissue in intimate contact with the blood on one side and the atmosphere on the other into a reasonably compact and protected flexible space. Considering the minor cost of a used ultrasonic humidifier and the minor effort of cleaning and sanitizing it (what else is CS for, after all?) why not set aside some presumed (dare I say "nebulous"? <g>) theoretical perfection in the interest of getting the job done; the proof's in the results, not the ad copy. One additional note; how many "nebulizers" does a veterinarian have to have to treat the numerous mammalian and avian species that come through the clinic door? Give you a clue? Does me. . . . HTH, Malcolm On Fri, 2009-10-16 at 10:01 -0500, Garnet wrote: > The issue of droplet size is that there is an optimal size > above or > below which the medication is not delivered deep into lung > tissue. > > Room humidifiers do not make the same size droplet as a > nebulizer. > > You can research the specs on droplet size or speak to someone > who sells various nebulizers and knows the specs. > > It's been some time ago that I researched this for myself when I > was looking at purchasing a nebulizer and many on this list > were discussing adapting room humidifiers. If that is all > you have > then it is better than nothing but an ultrasonic humidifier > is not > equivalent to an ultrasonic nebulizer. That is my only point. > > Garnet > > ------------------ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Very_Low_Dose_Naltrexone > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDN_Information > > Dr Chris Steele, ITV's This Morning supporting LDN > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVpjsDK0LPA > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
