Are spacers good for inhalers?

Benefits of using a spacer with an inhaler include: A spacer gives someone more time to use the inhaler, making the process simpler. It reduces the need for coordination when pressing the inhaler and breathing in the medicine. Spacers extend the amount of time the inhaler takes to deliver medicine.

Are there different spacers for inhalers?

There are several different brands of spacer that fit different inhalers and are available on prescription (including Volumatic, AeroChamber, Able Spacer, Space Chamber Plus, and A2A spacer).

What is the spacer in an inhaler for?

A spacer, or holding chamber, is an attachment that should always be used with your inhaler. The spacer holds the medicine in place so you can breathe it in easier. If you have any further questions about inhalers, spacers or mouthpieces contact your doctor’s office, asthma care team or pharmacy.

Are spacers recommended for asthma?

Inhalation (breathing in) is the best way to take most asthma medications. Giving a child their asthma medication through a puffer and spacer relieves asthma symptoms just as well as using nebulisers, which are the machines often used in hospitals or ambulances to deliver asthma medication.

Why to use an inhaler with an asthma spacer?

Benefits of using a spacer with an inhaler include: A spacer gives someone more time to use the inhaler, making the process simpler. Spacers extend the amount of time the inhaler takes to deliver medicine. People inhale a greater concentration of medication into the lungs.

What does an Inhaler do for an asthmatic?

Steroid inhalers are usually taken twice per day. If you have an exacerbation (flare-up) of your asthma symptoms, you may be advised to take the preventer inhaler more often. It takes 7-14 days for the steroid in a preventer inhaler to build up its effect.

How to use an inhaler for asthma?

How to Use an Asthma Inhaler . Hold the inhaler upright and shake it vigorously. Take a deep breath in and out, away from the inhaler . (This is the step most people forget. Don’t skip it!) Hold the inhaler upright and bring it to your mouth. Place the inhaler between your teeth and above your tongue.

Is albuterol good for asthma?

Albuterol is a type of rescue medication for asthma. It’s used when asthma symptoms flare up and can help treat an asthma attack. Like other rescue medications, it doesn’t take the place of asthma maintenance medications. Some people may develop a dependence to albuterol.