METHOD OF CREATING SALT AEROSOL FOR BREATHING BY NEBULIZING AN AQUEOUS SALINE SOLUTION

摘要

The present invention concerns a method for nebulizing an aqueous saline solution comprising sodium chloride, the method comprising the steps of: placing a quantity of the aqueous saline solution having a salt concentration ranging between 0.5 mg/mL and the NaCl solubility in water at 25° C. into a chamber of an ultrasonic nebulizer, the ultrasonic nebulizer having at least one ultrasonic cell used for nebulizing the saline solution; operating the ultrasonic nebulizer to generate droplets of the aqueous saline solution between 0.1 microns and 5 microns in size and in a quantity between 1 ml and 200 ml per hour; and forcing the nebulized saline solution droplets to leave the chamber through at least one opening of the ultrasonic nebulizer such as to place the nebulized saline solution droplets into the indoor air. The invention further concerns a method of treatment of respiratory ailments.