“While asthma can’t be cured, with proper treatment, and regular use of devices like inhalers, people with asthma can lead normal, active lives.” ...

Lanser said the biggest mistake is not using a spacer. Without it ... Other common mistakes involve how the inhaler is positioned. Lanser said a child should stand up straight with her head ...

Inhalers and nebulizers play a key role in delivering medication to the lungs, making it easier for people with breathing ...

"They showed me the correct inhaler technique and gave me a spacer to use, and the difference it has made to my asthma is incredible. "I even ran the London Marathon for Asthma UK last year.

A spacer helps contain the drug particles as they warm and reduce in size and velocity. Therefore, even with optimal inhaler technique, a spacer or other device enhances drug presentation to the ...

Asthma inhalers are hand-held devices that allow ... To ensure enough medications get into your lungs, an add-on device ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a new interactive smartphone game can help children use a key asthma inhaler ...

The electrostatic charge on a standard spacer can be decreased by priming with a puff from the inhaler (not cost-efficient), using an electrostatic coating, or washing in detergent without rinsing.