If you’ve been reading this blog you’re already familiar with an MDI or inhaler. You’re probably thinking, that’s great for someone with the ability to coordinate the breathing and actuation of the inhaler that’s required but what do we do with a young child or an elderly relative. An inhaler can still be used with the addition of a spacer which slows down the delivery of the medication allowing greater benefits with less coordination. These spacers can be used with a mouthpiece or a mask. To get even greater benefits a nebulizer is the treatment of choice.

About 15 years ago a 14 year old neighbor of mine died from an asthma attack. When I told people that Harry died I got responses like “I didn’t know you could die from asthma.” “How did he die from asthma?” I thought everybody knew asthma was a serious condition. It was then that I realized that even people with asthma didn’t realize it was serious or could be life threatening.