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∙ 14y agoAsthma inhalers are hand-held portable devices that deliver medication to your lungs. A variety of asthma inhalers are available to help relieve or control asthma symptoms in adults and in children. Certain types of asthma inhalers may work better for you than others. Finding the right asthma inhalers for you can help make sure you get the right dose of medication to prevent or treat asthma attacks whenever you need it.
Types of asthma inhalers include:
- Metered dose inhaler. These inhalers consist of a pressurized canister containing medication that fits into a plastic boot-shaped mouthpiece. With most metered dose inhalers, the medication is released by pushing the canister into the boot. One type of metered dose inhaler releases medication automatically when you inhale. Some metered dose inhalers have counters so that you know how many doses remain. If there's no counter, you'll need to track the number of doses you've used to tell when the inhaler's low on medication.
- Metered dose inhaler with a spacer. A spacer holds the medication after it's released, making it easier to inhale the full dose. Releasing the medication into the spacer gives you time to inhale more slowly, decreasing the amount of medicine that's left on the back of your throat and increasing the amount that reaches your lungs. Some metered dose inhalers have a built-in spacer. Others have a separate spacer that can be used.
- Dry powder inhaler. These inhalers don't use a chemical propellant to push the medication out of the inhaler. Instead, the medication is released by breathing in a deep, fast breath. Available types include a dry powder tube inhaler, a powder disk inhaler and a single-dose dry powder disk inhaler.
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∙ 12y agoThe idea of the asthma inhaler was thought when a thirteen year old girl, (the daughter of the Riker Laboratories president) asked why asthma medicine couldn't be sprayed like hairspray, and since 1956 has been used all over the world.
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∙ 14y agoMetered-Dose Inhaler
Introduced in 1956, this device is pressurized, delivering a precise amount of asthma medication to the patient's lungs via inhalation
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∙ 16y agoIt was first "discovered" or mentioned by Hippocrates of Cos II around 450 BC.
But Galen, a Greek scientist, further discovered it.
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∙ 12y agoPresident Dr. George Maison had the idea and diagram of it.
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∙ 11y agoThe first asthma pump was made in 1882
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Who was the first person to be diagnosed with asthma?
my girl friend
When did someone die from asthma?
It is not possible to know who was first diagnosed with Asthma as there was no record of the person's name or identity. Asthma was first officially recorded as a medical condition or problem in 450BC by Hippocrates in Greece.
What were the treatments for asthma in Victorian England?
I don't believe that Victorian England ever had asthma as a disease. Asthma was hardly ever diagnosed before 1900s. It would've been diagnosed as a bronchial disease and they were mostly treated with hot packs.
My sister was just diagnosed with asthma. What are the most effective asthma treatments these days?
This depends on the kind of asthma that your sister has. Most doctors recommend keeping a breather with them at all times.
Where are most bodys affected by asthma?
Asthma is mostly found in places that are humid or windy. But, asthma can also be caused by allergies. That's what happened to me... allergy induced astma. I was diagnosed last year.
If you have asthma can you still be a pilot for the air force?
If you have been diagnosed with asthma any time after the age of 13 then you are automatically disqualified from every branc of the US Military
Are all people who have asthma born with it?
No. I got mine 1 year after I was diagnosed with pollen allergies and then I learned that 80% of everybody who gets pollen allergy develops asthma. My sister have always had that allergy but developed serious asthma after her second child.
Can you get a medical waiver for asthma in the Navy?
The government has waivers for everything; however, if you're currently diagnosed and being treated for asthma, it's an automatic medical disqualifier during your entrance physical.
When was Ovarian Cancer first diagnosed?
it was first diagnosed in 1968
Can you get asthma at 48 years old?
Yes, you can get asthma at any age. I just was recently diagnosed four months ago with adult onset asthma, and I am 59 yrs. old! I could not breathe, or talk and could not quit coughing especially at night. Nancy
You are 13 and you have asthma and you want to join the marines Will you grow out of it?
It doesn't make a difference; if you have been reliably diagnosed with asthma at any age, it's an automatic medical DQ for service in any military branch.
Why a 9 year old boy diagnosed with asthma should carry and use his puffer ventolin?
Ventolin, opens the air ways. If some one is having an asthma attack ventolin helps them breath.
