Editing Nebulizer (section)

====Jet nebulizer====
The most commonly used nebulizers are jet nebulizers, which are also called "atomizers".<ref name=Finlay>{{cite book |author=Finlay, W.H. |title=The Mechanics of Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols: An Introduction |publisher=Academic Press |year=2001 }}</ref> Jet nebulizers are connected by tubing to a supply of compressed gas, usually [[compressed air]] or [[oxygen]] to flow at high velocity through a liquid medicine to turn it into an [[aerosol]] that is inhaled by the patient. Currently there seems to be a tendency among physicians to prefer prescription of a [[pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler]] (pMDI) for their patients, instead of a jet nebulizer that generates a lot more noise (often 60&nbsp;dB during use) and is less portable due to a greater weight. However, jet nebulizers are commonly used in hospitals for patients who have difficulty using inhalers, such as in serious cases of respiratory disease, or severe asthma attacks.<ref name=Hickey>{{cite book |author=Hickey, A.J. |title=Pharmaceutical Inhalation Aerosol Technology |url=https://archive.org/details/pharmaceuticalin134anth |url-access=registration |publisher=Marcel Dekker |location=New York |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-8247-4253-9 |edition=2nd}}</ref> The main advantage of the jet nebulizer is related to its low operational cost. If the patient needs to inhale medicine on a daily basis the use of a pMDI can be rather expensive. Today several manufacturers have also managed to lower the weight of the jet nebulizer to just over half a kilogram (just under one and a half pounds), and therefore started to label it as a portable device. Compared to all the competing inhalers and nebulizers, the noise and heavy weight is still the biggest draw back of the jet nebulizer.<ref>{{Cite journal
 |author1=J. Jendle |author2=B. E. Karlberg |author3=J. Persliden |author4=L. Franzen |author5=M. Jr Arborelius | title = Delivery and retention of an insulin aerosol produced by a new jet nebulizer
 | journal = Journal of Aerosol Medicine
 | volume = 8
 | issue = 3
 | pages = 243–254
 | date = Fall 1995
 | doi =10.1089/jam.1995.8.243
 | pmid = 10155650
}}</ref>