MicroAir Cleaning Guidelines

A question we often get asked is, “How do I clean my MicroAir ?”

Omron are one of the manufactures who do try to help out and along with your original instruction manual they are building an online library of guidelines

And this link will take you to U22 MicroAir Instruction manual 

 http://www.omron-healthcare.com/data/catalog/3/119/1/NE-U22-E_05-11-2011%20EN%20web.pdf

Omron recommend that you nebulise clean water to remove medication left in the mesh holes after discarding any residual medication and that the following items should be cleaned after each use:

medication container, mesh cap, mask adaptor, mouthpiece and mask, these parts (NOT THE MAIN UNIT) should be washed in warm soapy water, rinsed to remove soap residue and left to air dry on a lint free cloth. 

NEVER TOUCH THE MESH directly with you fingers or any implement such as a cotton swab

To reduce the risk of infection the parts listed above should also be disinfected which can be done by several methods such as boiling or soaking using either alcohol, commercially available disinfectant such as some dental tablets, or a solution of white vinegar. Not each solution is suitable for all the items listed so please check your manual or the link above 

Always pay particular attention to the mesh cap as residual medication can reduce its performance. 

The main unit can be wiped clean using a moist, not wet, cloth and don’t forget the contacts or electrodes. 

Mr Lewis emailed us to say he was worried about his U22 as “The on off switch was faulty,  turning its self off within 2 seconds of being turned on.”

This can happen and just wiping the contacts isn’t always enough as occasionally when cleaning the medication bottle, your finger or thumb rubs on the two metal contacts on the bottom which then build up a film of grease off your skin. However it can be easily rectified by using something such as a ladies metal nail file to give those two metal contacts, and the contacts on the top of the battery box, a really good scratch to remove the residue.

It worked for Mr Lewis who emailed again to say “ I lightly cleaned the contacts concerned the neb is working fine now. Thank you very much you saved me a couple of weeks of hassle.”

The MicroAir is a reliable efficient nebuliser which gives you the freedom to live your life the way you want. It needs minimal but valuable maintenance and this post should be considered as just an introduction to that care. If your worried or confused at all please feel free to call 01942 701210 or email us HERE. If you have any useful tips you would like to share please feel free to post.