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 ...

Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening. Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo ...

The metered-dose inhaler (MDI), combined with a spacer, is the preferred method for pharmacologic management of asthma in children. Although correct use of these devices is essential, little research ...

Should hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhalers be placed at the mouth rather than two finger spaces away? Are spacer devices appropriate for use with HFA inhalers?—BARBARA BRANDT, NP, Boulder, Colo. Even ...

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to ...

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 ...

‘STOP for Asthma’ is this year’s World Asthma Day theme, where STOP expands into Symptom evaluation, Test response, Observe and assess, Proceed to adjust treatment. With the World Health ...

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 ...

That small whoosh from an inhaler has a substantial environmental toll that could be putting some people with chronic ...

A total of 169 caregivers were included in the study. On average, the children had been diagnosed with asthma for 4 years. Most (87%) of the children had asthma classified as not well controlled or ...