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An attachment for a prior art, hand-held, aerosol generating nebulizer, which enables the patient by flexing a flexible hose containing adjustable exhalation holes to control range of passive to active exhalation resistance, and which also contains a one-way valve to prevent medication wastage, and

An attachment for a prior art, hand-held, aerosol generating nebulizer, which enables the patient by flexing a flexible hose containing adjustable exhalation holes to control range of passive to active exhalation resistance, and which also contains a one-way valve to prevent medication wastage, and yet, allow the patient to draw in room air as needed. Also, included is a circular or wide oval shaped mouthpiece that allows the patient to inhale freely without the restriction of the conventional flat mouthpiece.

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An attachment device for use with a hand-held aerosol generating nebulizer, said attachment device comprising a tee section, a flexible hose section and a mouthpiece, said tee section having a first leg, a second leg and a common leg, said common leg including means for connection with a hand-held a

An attachment device for use with a hand-held aerosol generating nebulizer, said attachment device comprising a tee section, a flexible hose section and a mouthpiece, said tee section having a first leg, a second leg and a common leg, said common leg including means for connection with a hand-held aerosol generating nebulizer, said first leg including an internal valve means, said second leg including means for connecting said second leg to said flexible hose section, said flexible hose section including means for connecting said flexible hose section to said mouthpiece, said flexible hose section having at least one exit vent located in the wall of the material forming said flexible hose substantially centrally intermediate the ends of said flexible hose, said exit vent having an open position and a closed position, said vent is moved from said closed position to said open position in response to bending of said flexible hose section, and said vent returns to a position approximately midway between said open position and said closed position upon a return of said flexible hose to a straight condition.