An inhaler or puffer is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs. It is mainly used in the treatment of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Zanamivir (Relenza) , used to treat influenza , must be administered via inhaler. To reduce deposition in the mouth and throat, and to reduce the need for precise synchronization of the start of inhalation with actuation of the device, MDIs are sometimes used with a complementary spacer or holding chamber device.
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My mother is 57 years old and an acute asthma patient. She has tried all kinds of treatments and finally started taking steroids, Omnacortil as prescribed by the doctor. She has on an average taken 10 mg of...
I have frquent choking in lungs due to phlegm which does not respond to inhalers i have to take wysolone 10 to 20 mg for 3 days to feel better this is almost once or twice a month is it safe
My young daughter uses an Arero Chamber to aid in the administration of her Ventolin.
Is it ok for her to keep her dummy in her mouth and breath the Ventolin in through her nose? She enjoys the experience more with the comfort of her dummy but...
My son keeps getting a chest congestion every 3 months and requires nebulization frequently.
Currently he has been asked to take Asthalin nebulization 3 times a day for 3 days. Along with Asthalin (syrup) 3.5 ml...
Regarding Pre-asthmatic condition and its treatment.
My daughter is sufferiong from very often cough
My six year-old isn't feeling well today. He tends to get asthma when he's sick. He had his inhaler about an 1 1/2 hours ago and is sleeping now. I just checked him and he's doing about 40 respirations per minute...
I was told I have bronchotis prescribed predinsone and zpac along with Flonase they also gave me a xopenex inhaler. I have taken albutorel and had a bad reaction with racing heart for hours I went to the er. Scared to...
I have had problems with chest tightness and a lot of mucus. I had serrarati marcescens bacteria found during throat culture beginning of dec and was on bactrim . I had been prescribed an inhaler from an ER visist....
is is normal for a rescue inhaler to NOT stop a cough if a child is suppose to have asthma....one ped told me my child has asthma and another ped told me that my child does not have asthma, because he had a very bad...
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My mum is 64 years old and has asthma for the past 35 years. now she has very bad gastric problem and cannot eat most of the things. at times she has severe head aches.her gastritis has made her so weak and...
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User : I have difficulty in breathing in the month of April - Stay in New Delhi - doctor says it is Asthama and for this brief one month or so I use a inhaler - however this time doctor has changed the...
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User : last few months i have some irritation in skin
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User : i am using inhailer some times
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User : can you tell what to eat if suffering from asthma
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User : because inhalers are effective for 24 hrs only..after that same problem occurs
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User : Recently i have started going to Gym. But i have asthma problem. So whether the excerices help me to reduce the problem or it will increase asthma
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User : my father is suffering from acute asthma. he is getting tired immediately even he is doing brush. his feet & face are swelling. what can i do?
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My child is 3.5 yrs old and i have been using inhalers levolin and buetcorde for her from past 7 to 8 mths. On and off she gets chest congestion.Doctors advise me to continue using these inhalers for her. i have been using without break for more than 2 mths now. i feel worried as she should not get dependent on these inhalers. pls...
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Most of them complain that even after using the inhalers, i am not getting releif. but the reason is improper use of the inhalers. even i use to not use properly. after doctors advice i discard 1 puff outside, take a deep breathe 2-3 time and leave the air out. then take a deep breathe, take the fumes inside, hold the breathe for some times and...
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hi i am using an inhaler called formonide 200 for recent 4 years and i need to stop it by using another measure to reduce it please help me
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Hi,My 3.6 yrs old baby has a recurrnig problem of cold and cough .She is having a mild cold right now but since she has a history of bronchasm. I am out of station right now so thought of showing her to a lungs specialist. He has prescribed her Derivent syp5 ml TDS (15 days) ,Fluzet syp BD (5 days),Kid pred syp 5 ml BD (5 days) ,Tab Roxid 50 1...
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i have allergy , i use inhaler , but last two months i am facing lots of problem. i am using inhaler two times in a day. plz help me. Is this Asthama? i have never felt any attack.
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My child had asthama up to the age of 4yrs, after that he didn t have only, he was normal. but suddenly he got an severe attack again at the age of 18, I am worried, what to do now. he is on again inhalers and tablets . cant he get complete cure from it.
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Hi Sir i am suffering from asthma since childhood just want to know is inhalers for asthma addictive that is that in near future i had to depend on it There is a treatment in which the desensitize the allergent please tell me abt it
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hello.i am a 27 year old female.i was having continous cough and i went to a respiratory specialist.he prescribes symbicort turbohaler.i had taken the first puff in the night.when i woke up the next morning i had shivering in my body.but i neglected it and thought it was general weakness.but the shaking went on increasing as i used the inhaler...
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i am suffering from asthema allergy and using inhalers since five years. does there any side effects of ventoline and clenil inhalers? how long can they be used ?what precausions should be used for their use? recommend diets suitable for asthema patient .
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age 43 years , height five feet and nine inches,suffering from five years weight 58 kg .i am suffering from asthema allergy and using inhalers since five years. does there any side effects of ventoline and clenil inhalers? how long can they be used ?what precausions should be used for their use? recommend diets suitable for asthema patient.
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