Nebulisers for asthma sufferers: Deliver medication quickly and effectively

For the 5.4 million people in the UK who suffer from asthma reaching for your nebuliser is as natural as putting on glasses in the morning if you have vision problems that can be managed by putting spectacles or contact lenses. Nebulisers deliver liquid medicines or solutions through one’s breath by converting the liquid in to a fine mist/aerosol that can breathed in via a mouthpiece or mask. This process is known as Nebuliser Therapy or Aerosol Therapy. In this manner the aerosol medicine is delivered directly to the lungs and starts acting much faster than the medicine administered orally. Medicines given through a nebuliser can also treat acute conditions or prevent respiratory problems from developing, and they also have great benefits as a treatment for lung disease over oral inhalers or medicines.

There are lots of benefits of using nebulisers to control symptoms, it is much easier to administer medication to children via a nebuliser, and it is also better for elderly patients, disabled individuals or those with diseases that make using their hands and taking deep breaths simultaneously impossible. Unlike an inhaler you are not required to suck in one big drag and push the inhaler simultaneously to deliver the medication you need. Medication is administered via a mouthpiece and mask and once everything is attached it will begin to dispel the aerosol into the mask and the patient simply breathes until the mist is gone. It will automatically give you the correct dosage of medication so you can breathe calmly and normally through the mask.

Oral medicines can take time to pass through the stomach into your bloodstream, and nebulisers can deliver medicines very quickly into the respiratory tract. Studies have also found that they can help to prevent respiratory problems from developing as well as treating acute breathing emergencies quickly. For example, medicines for bronchitis delivered by nebulisers begin to work in around 5 minutes compared to around 30 minutes when administered orally. Those on long term medicines for asthma or bronchitis can keep the bronchial tubes open if medicine is taken via nebuliser on a daily basis.

Nebulisers require very little effort to use and unlike inhalers, which generally require you to breathe in when the medication is released, the medicine in a nebuliser treatment system flows more continuously. Breathing should be normal during treatment, and newer nebulisers are small enough to be portable. Powered by batteries or electricity, they take between five and ten minutes to deliver a full dose of medication - even babies or those with severely debilitating illnesses can receive medication via a nebuliser.

Most asthma and bronchial symptoms can be controlled via medication with a nebuliser but if you have a severe attack it is important to seek medical help quickly, as occasionally the condition can be life threatening.

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