- One that inhales: an avid inhaler of aromatic pipe smoke.
- A device that produces a vapor to ease breathing or is used to medicate by inhalation, especially a small nasal applicator containing a volatile medicament. Also called inhalator.
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An apparatus for administering vaporized or volatilized agents by inhalation, or for protecting the lungs from harmful substances in the air.
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An inhaler or puffer is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs. It is mainly used in the treatment of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
To reduce deposition in the mouth and throat, and to reduce the need for precise synchronization of the start of inhalation with actuation of the device, MDIs are sometimes used with a complementary spacer or holding chamber device.
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There are several different types of inhalers. The most common is the pressurized metered-dose inhaler (MDI). In MDIs, medication is most commonly stored in solution in a pressurized canister that contains a propellant, although it may also be a suspension.[1] The MDI canister is attached to a plastic, hand-operated actuator. On activation, the metered-dose inhaler releases a fixed dose of medication in aerosol form. The correct procedure for using an MDI is to first fully exhale, place the mouth-piece end of the pump into the mouth, and having just started to inhale at a moderate rate, depress the canister to release the medicine. The aerosolized medication is drawn into the lungs by continuing to inhale deeply before holding the breath for 10 seconds to allow the aerosol to settle onto the walls of the bronchial and other airways of the lung.
Besides the MDI, other types of inhalers include dry powder inhalers (DPIs), which release a dose of medicine as a powder aerosol that is inhaled by the patient, and nebulizers, which instead supply the aerosol as a mist created from an aqueous formulation.
The largest manufacturers of inhalers are GlaxoSmithKline (makers of the Advair Discus (a DPI)), Merck, AstraZeneca (makers of Pulmicort and Symbicort) and Boehringer-Ingelheim (makers of Atrovent, Combivent, and Spiriva). BI, GSK, Merck, and AstraZeneca manufacture the medication being delivered via inhaler. However, 3M Drug Delivery Systems does some of the finished product manufacturing, as they are one of the leaders of MDI canisters, metering valves and other components.
Recently, the FDA banned the use of inhalers that utilize CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) as propellants for the more the environmentally friendly HFA inhalers. While some asthma suffers and advocacy groups contend that these environmentally friendly inhalers are not as effective,[2] published clinical studies indicate equivalent control of asthma is achieved with use of HFA inhalers. [3] Patients also are concerned with the high price of the HFA inhalers as there is no generic version, which was available in the CFC inhalers for many years.[2]
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| Translations: Inhaler |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - inhalator, inhalationsapparat
Nederlands (Dutch)
respirator, iemand die inhaleert, inhaleertoestel
Français (French)
n. - (Méd) inhalateur, (Ind) respirateur
Deutsch (German)
n. - (Med.) Inhalationsapparat
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εισπνευστήρας
Português (Portuguese)
n. - inalador (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - inhalador
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inhalator, person som drar halsbloss, person som använder inhalator
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
吸入者, 空气过滤器, 吸入器
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吸入者, 空氣過濾器, 吸入器
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흡입자, 흡입기, 공기 여과기
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الشخص الذي يستنشق الهواء, جهاز لاستنشاق البنج
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מכשיר שאיפה, משאף
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