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 ...

I believe that people with asthma or COPD who are at risk should be given an emergency MDI and spacer pack for effective initial inhaled treatment of future exacerbations. Alongside Martyn Partridge, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two of every five children hospitalized with asthma exacerbation make an error when using their inhaler, a prospective cross-sectional study shows. Missing a critical ...

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, ...