Hi I’ve been asthmatic for 15 years now and I’ve always just chucked out my spacer and bought a new one after a month. I was told to clean them, and I followed the instructions but the first puff using the “clean” inhaler was horrific- it tasted like I’d inhaled about 100 doses of medication.
It really spooked me so I didn’t clean them again and just bought a new one after a month. However, in the past 6 months I have suffered awful throat infections and realise now that I am going to have to clean or change my spacer once a week. ( buying four spacers a month at £10 a go isn’t financially viable!)
There is a video by asthma uk saying you should just leave the film of washing up liquid on the inside of the inhaler but won’t that just taste vile? Why can you not just rinse it in clean water?
I know this sounds stupid but I take 2 puffs in morning and 2 in evening and I need to sort this out.
Any advice would be so helpful
Thank you