Table 2.

Advantages and disadvantages of different nebulizer products

Product name	Type	Pros	Cons
PARI Vios®	Jet nebulizer	Low operational cost, robust in structure, effective in nebulizing suspensions	Relatively bigger in size and heavier in weight; more noisy
Omron MicroAir®	Electronic nebulizer	Does not heat the medicine, quiet and fast drug delivery	Comparatively expensive;
Omron NE-U17®, Beurer Nebulizer IH30®	Ultrasonic nebulizer	Silent and portable	replaced much more frequently
Omron NE-U22V®,	Vibrating mesh nebulizer	Higher output efficiency, minimal residual volume, and High percentage of particles in the emission, small in size	Less efficient in nebulizing aerosols
Pari E-Flow®
Pari LCD®	Breathe-enhanced nebulizers	Higher output efficiency avoiding apparatus loss and exhaled loss	N/A
AeroEclipse®	Dosimetric nebulizer	Higher output efficiency avoiding apparatus loss and exhaled loss	N/A