youtube.com/watch?v=xIFG-r9...
after seeing this video it raised a few questions for me....
if ur having an asthma attack do you just shove 10 puffs into the spacer and take as this video shows
or
do one puff at a time also using the spacer?
we have always done one puff at a time, but does doing 10 puffs in a oner get more medication in quicker than 10 separate puffs?
When I had my spirometry done at the gp, the nurse did about 4 puffs at a time (I saw a mist leak from the spacer, not a good sign) ....she also only waited 2-3 minutes before repeating the test,so I'm not convinced she did it right!
Myself, I do one puff at a time, shaking between actuations as per the inhaler instruction, well as best as I can when struggling!!
wonder why they are doing it this way? as in 10 puff at once.........as goes against everything I have been told.........so just interested to see why as I know of a few folks who have been advised to do this too.
My GP recommends 10 puffs in one go in an emergency, but I find it catches my throat and can make me feel worse. I tend to do 4, wait a couple of mins then repeat etc. Tbh though if Im no better after about 12 puffs, and Im at home, I go with the neb, and during a 'proper' exacerbation I use the neb 4 times a day and avoid the puffer as far as I can, I find it far gentler on my throat/chest.
frustrating that conflicting advice is given.
Think I will stick to what I know and do one puff at a time unless advised otherwise.
How do you fit neb treatments into your day?
What are you all on?
