If you have asthma, COPD, allergy or any other respiratory conditions, then a major part of your regular treatment involves use of inhalers. One of the main issues with the use of inhalers is that you inhale a medication dose, but it does not reach your lungs effectively. This section ...
An asthma-control plan consists of four main elements: avoiding the triggers that bring on attacks maintaining a healthy airway with daily medication monitoring air flow taking “rescue” medication during acute attacks Avoiding triggers is a simple enough concept, even if it’s difficult to do ...
Asthma inhalers in children: what are the options?Charles Broomhead
My dad has asthma for example, and I got it from him. Although people can have asthma attacks without being chronic asthma sufferers due to respiratory infections, it's usually a genetic and long-term problem. It may not be cured but it can be controlled. As long as an asthma sufferer...
Moderate or severe persistent asthma means you have asthma symptoms every day. You may also need to use your rescue inhaler daily to treat shortness of breath. Your normal activities are affected by wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness. You have frequent flare-ups when your ...
I use an albuterol inhaler for my asthma. It works very fast which is a great thing because my asthma attacks usually come on very fast too. Sometimes, I'm fine one minute, and wheezing the next. Initially, my doctor had given me a different inhaler but it wasn't working fast enough...
Most of the steroid inhalers when prescribed at the usual dose have an immeasurable effect on the body (that is outside of the air passages). Some potential effects include the suppression of the hypothalamus (in the brain) and the adrenals (above the kidneys). These glands are involved in...
Users who experience side effects after using their albuterol inhaler should contact their doctor immediately. Some users might experience allergic reactions to the albuterol medication, which might exacerbate their original respiratory disorder. Other side effects include shaking, swelling of the throat and...
Tell the healthcare provider if you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast liquid. Lung function tests are used to find how well your lungs work. Spirometry measures the airflow into and out of your lungs. A lung volume test measures the amount of air your lungs can hold. The ...
Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways that can make it difficult to breathe. About one out of 13 people suffer from this chronic illness, and poor control of asthma can lead to risk for life-threatening asthma attacks.3