| Are you an asthma patient? Do you want to manage | | | | Metered-dose inhalers make use of a chemical |
| your condition? Are you the type of person who | | | | propellant that pushes the medicine out of the |
| dislikes taking pills to counter an asthma attack? | | | | inhaler's canister. You have to squeeze the canister |
| Nowadays, you can always use asthma inhalers to | | | | to release the medication, then inhale it. |
| alleviate your symptoms. These inhalers are among | | | | Dry powder inhalers operate the same way. |
| the latest developments in asthma treatments. | | | | However, when the medicine is released from the |
| Inhalers are now widely available in drugstores and | | | | canister, you have to inhale more rapidly. |
| pharmacies. Doctors and asthma experts often | | | | Both types of inhalers deliver different kinds of |
| recommend asthma inhalers to patients for | | | | medication. Some are for long-term control while |
| immediate relief. | | | | some are meant only for quick relief. Examples of |
| Asthma inhalers are portable devices. With these, you | | | | these medications are long-acting bronchodilators and |
| can deliver medicine straight to your lungs, anytime | | | | a combination of Corticosteroid and long-acting |
| and anywhere you need them. However, you can't | | | | bronchodilators, as well as short-acting |
| just purchase asthma inhalers indiscriminately. Most of | | | | bronchodilators, Corticosteroids, Cromolyn or |
| these can only be bought with prescriptions. If you | | | | nedocromil. |
| want to use an inhaler, ask your doctor's advice. He | | | | Asthma inhalers can help relieve you when you are |
| can tell you if this is the best treatment for you. He | | | | suffering from an asthma attack. And though they |
| can also tell you what specific product you should be | | | | are handy and offer fast relief, you must be careful |
| looking for since there is a wide variety of inhalers | | | | in using them. Always follow your doctor's instructions |
| available in the market. | | | | regarding how often you should use your inhaler. |
| Types of Asthma Inhalers | | | | Overdependence on the medication released by |
| There are many asthma inhalers, but the most | | | | these inhalers can lead to a severe asthma attack or |
| common ones are the metered-dose and dry powder | | | | even death. |
| types. | | | | |