ഇൻഹേലർ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നവർ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക | Inhaler Side Effects | Arogyam- Dr Amit P Jose
What is inhaler used for?
Bronchodilators, or most commonly called inhalers, are medications that are breathed through the mouth and into the lungs to help relax muscles that tighten around your airways. The medicine helps open the airway and lets more air move in and out of your lungs and helps you breathe more easily.
Asthma inhalers are hand-held, portable devices that deliver medication to your lungs. A variety of asthma inhalers are available to help control asthma symptoms. Finding the right one and using it correctly can help you get the medication you need to prevent or treat asthma attacks.
Can you use an asthma inhaler everyday?
If you are having worsened asthma symptoms and need quick relief, you can safely use your inhaler as often as every 30-60 minutes for 2-3 hours without significant risk of harmful side effects.
Is it good to use inhaler?
Key facts. Salbutamol inhalers are safe and effective with few side effects if you use them as advised by your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. Salbutamol inhalers are called "reliever" inhalers because they give you quick relief from breathing problems when you need it.
Do inhalers help coughs?
Asthma medications prescribed by your allergist will help to relieve the coughing attacks. These include a fast-acting bronchodilator inhaler, which expands the airways in the lungs and offers quick relief, or a corticosteroid inhaler, which relieves inflammation when used daily. Often both types are needed.
What is the side effects of inhaler?
Side effects of steroid inhalers
a sore mouth or throat.
a hoarse or croaky voice.
a cough.
oral thrush - a fungal infection that causes white patches, redness and soreness in the mouth.
nosebleeds.
Will an inhaler help with allergies?
Anti-inflammatory inhaled medications such as steroid inhalers are the preferred treatment of allergy providers for warding off asthmatic symptoms. When used regularly they help decrease the inflammation (swelling) in your airways which causes your airways to be blocked.