Struggling with your asthma medicine? An asthma inhaler works most effectively if you deliver your medication slowly, so this is where a spacer device can be useful to help you achieve this goal. Many ...

Dr. Cori Daines answers the question: 'Why Use A Spacer With Rescue Inhaler?' — -- Question: Why do we need to use a spacer or chamber with our rescue inhaler? Answer: Spacers or aerochambers are ...

A newly validated app called Rafi-Tone, developed by clinicians in the UK, makes using an inhaler with a spacer easier and more fun for young children with wheeze or asthma symptoms. By motivating ...

Could a plastic bubble be the answer for acute asthma? Yes, suggests a study at the Sydney Children's Hospital into non-life-threatening attacks. Over the last 25 years or so, the nebuliser has become ...

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that affects millions of people around the world. Aerosol drug delivery is the first line administration route in asthma management, and metered dose inhalers ...

Using an asthma inhaler correctly is a tricky, multi-step process. If you don’t do it just right, you cannot get the full benefit of the drugs, potentially making the asthma worse or making it appear ...

A recent study conducted in caregivers of young children with asthma receiving care at an urban, community-based clinic uncovered shockingly low rates of correct use of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs).

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- There is no doubt that we have treatments available for asthma that are better than they have ever been before. However, physicians and family members of those who suffer from ...

Research suggests that for most asthma attacks, a largish plastic bubble called a spacer is as good at relieving the attack as a nebuliser - and it's simpler, faster, cheaper, and perhaps safer. Yes, ...