Sore mouth and throat.

[JanetJAM]

Hi Everyone.

Well i got my CT scan appointment which is 2 weeks time so not long to wait.

I was wondering if anyone can answer a question for me. I am using a Seretide 500 Accuhaler a puff night and morning i alway rinse my mouth out after using it but i have noticed i keep getting ulcers and a sore throat that looks a bit red. Does anyone know if the inhaler could be causing this or would it be something else. I am waiting to see an ENT doctor as my voice is hoarse which has been for some time.

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Janet

[Dillyjo]

Hi Janet, I had a similar problem , it turned out that I was apparently inhaling my seretide too fast and it was accumulating in my throat, I now have a spacer to use, it seems to be working as I've no more hoarseness or sore throats xx

[JanetJAM in reply to Dillyjo]

Hi thanks for your help should I inhale more slowly do you think. What exactly is a spacer?

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[Titchy52]

JanetJAM hi I'm no doctor but I also wash my mouth out every time I use my inhalers but I still get thrush and blisters outside my mouth so it could be your meds

[JanetJAM in reply to Titchy52]

Thanks for the info. I also had a blister on my lip which I thought was just a cold sore but maybe due to the inhaler it's annoying isn't it as you can't stop using it.

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[mikeadams51]

I switched from seretide 500 back to seretide 250 at two doses twice daily because the seretide 500 is in powder form and was sticking at the back of my throat due to too much phleghm in the back of my throat. I still get sore throats but not so many. Hope this helps

[JanetJAM]

aah thanks thats interesting as I do have phlegm in my throat what form is the 250 in?

[soulsaver]

Seretide 500 is a BIG dose (and the steroid part) can cause hoarseness & throat irritation. Powder I believe is worse than metered dose.. 250 is available in both, so could try that as suggested. Or symbicort equivalent dose.. or Spiriva + Steroid etc

[JanetJAM in reply to soulsaver]

Its the first inhaler ive had. I saw the doctor at the hospital for the first time and she prescribed it to open up my airways as i was breathless. Problem is im not seeing her again until october for a follow up appointment. Im wondering if i should ring her and ask.

Thanks for your help.

[soulsaver in reply to JanetJAM]

Definitely talk to Dr about those side effects, the steroid element weakens the muscles in the vocal cords. They may say it self resolves after a couple of months... but it didn't for me. Plus it could be causing the mucous in the throat, too.

Best wishes

[Ergendl]

A spacer is a plastic tube with a dock at one end for your inhaler and a mouthpiece. I got mine trough the practice Respiratory Nurse as I was getting thrush and a lower voice. When you breathe in the medicine through the spacer, your throat is a slightly different shape, making it less likely for the powder to catch in your throat. Mine also has a whistle, which makes a noise if I breathe in too fast. It has trained me to breathe in more slowly as I take my inhaler. You can probably buy a spacer at the chemist if your practice doesn't issue them.

[JanetJAM in reply to Ergendl]

oh thank you I will see if i can get one.

[Hidden]

My mouth and gums were sore and bleeding on symbicort inhaler when I changed to fostair it all went away

[Maximonkey]

Hi Janet, When you rinse the inhaler out of your mouth do you also take a second glug and gargle. I used to suffer terribly with mouth ulcers but since I have gargled I have noticed I am considerably better. I also use yoghurt twice daily when my mouth plays up. I find this keeps ulcers at bay. Unfortunately chemists no longer sell Rinstead pastilles so you cannot do anything but use the yoghurt. Oh yes I have just remembered something else I have tried with success. At night before bed use bicarbonate of soda on the ulcers, it tastes foul but works. Good luck. Maximonkey

[JanetJAM in reply to Maximonkey]

hi thanks for the advice I do gargle and no started to clean my teeth too didn't know about the yogurt will try that

[Patches2]

I was on Seretide for a year and suffered a continual sore throat. It took me a year to realise that it was the Seretide that was causing it. Since I came off the Seretide the sore throat disappeared! Hope this helps.