Completing the inhalation
The duration of inhalation depends on the quantity of medication used
and the breathing pattern.
Inhalation is complete when no more aerosol is produced by the
nebuliser, or the aerosol only emerges from the nebuliser intermit-
tently. The noise made by the nebuliser will change.
A small quantity of medication (approx. 1 ml) will be left in the nebu-
liser even after an inhalation session.
When the inhalation session has ended, turn the
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INQUA
compressor off at the On/Off switch.
Pull the power plug out of the socket (see instructions for use of
the INQUA
connection tubing.
If the nebuliser is to be used for several different medications one
after the other in one inhalation session, the nebuliser must be
cleaned before it is filled with different medication (see
Chapter "Hygienic re-use", Section "Cleaning with warm drinking
water", page 45).
WARNING: Bacterial contamination caused by residues
Bacteria can breed very quickly in nebulisers, mouthpieces or
masks that have not been cleaned properly and in liquids that
are left in the nebuliser, thereby endangering health, for
example by causing infections.
You should therefore begin preparation for hygienic re-use as
soon as the inhalation session is ended. Always empty out the
residue in the nebuliser and never store any liquids in it.
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compressor) and disconnect the nebuliser from the