Experiences with

Nebulizer

Inhaler, emergency inhaler, and nebulizer don't seem to be helping much on these days. I am betting this is part of having lung ca, but any suggestions on how to make getting through it easier would be much appreciated. Thank you Lauri-Anne

Hello lovely people I really need your advice on which nebuliser to buy. I normally use the surgery one when needed but would prefer my own for personal use. I'm a 64 year old chronic asthmatic and have Bronchiectasis (and diabetes). I have been off work at a special needs school since Easter with a

If anyone is able to answer this I'd be grateful - my sister has just called me from where dad is in respite. She's just arrived and found him with the nurses, he's on the toilet with the nebuliser on, and they think he's having a panic attack. His breathing has been awful for the last week, he had an

Hi All, I am new to this group, I have been an asthmatic from birth, however with age seems to get worse! So I am on preventative & blue plus nasal sprays plus singular before bed! And every now and again steroids! Flu jab once a year! Also done salt cave exp! Two hospital admissions in last 12 months

Seen doc today and got echo scan today at 2.30 saying most of TNT heart readings and blood etc have come back clear so that's not the effect on the chest got to have lung function test done go on treadmill , c the diabetic nurse as saying i'm diabetic there thinking the breathing is coming from the upper

Hi all not having great time in here keep getting breakers when moving about had a shower this morning ended up calling nurse as couldn't breath she brought the oxygen in for me and helped me back doc said all up in upper chest and now found problems with my voice box and vocals got to c a voice specialist

Hi, I'm new here and currently having lots of tests done on my lungs to see why I'm so breathless and wheezy after a nasty chest infection. Im usually healthy and don't smoke but have spent a week in Hospital on nebs and oxygen I've had lung function tests, I've just finished 5 weeks on oral steroids

Hi everyone how's things hope going to ell , me struggling bad with breathing at the moment nurses r great in here gave me nebs and now been banned to my bed for rest said going get doc down if don't ease up had it last night as well and docs had to come down been getting tightness on the chest it's

Hi. I'm 48 years old and just be diagnosed last may. Because it's "mild" been left to my own devices! Consultant refused to send me to physio. I was looking for any advice on carrying out chest physio on myself. I'm a children's nurse so have a bit of an idea but not doing it on myself. Ended up

Just a funny note I lost my Nebulizer for Asthma treatments! This time Kelly, no one to help me look for something! Bought new one shud be on mend soon lol... How does one loose big items like that! Well I only get asthma attacks every 3 years! Usually end up in hospital on Prednisone Drip!

Hi my breathing is really bad on a morning when I wake up that's if I've managed to get any sleep .I know not to use ventolin with nebuliser but CSI I use it before and when can I use it after I've used nebuliser wasn't explained to me and could follow with using for trips to bathroom is it normal to

Well it all started with a chest infection - went to Drs as it wasn't getting any better and was given and Ventolin inhaler and told to use as needed. Dr did ask if I had had one before to which I replied yes as I had - about 10 years ago (this was before I was on betablocker). On the saturday I couldn't

I know I need hi dose prednisone drip to open me up and they'll keep me there so I'm treating myself with my nebulizer and inhaler! This happens every 2-3 years and unfortunately I belong in the hospital! I'm just sitting contemplating for now! If I get much worse I'll drive myself!

Ok so basically, my asthma hasn't been great in recent weeks, and I've been waking up increasingly more often with a 'stuffy' chest. I've been getting more of a cough. But I brushed it off assuming it was to do with seasonal allergies or something. I ended up in A&E on Sunday night because I'd had

The GP Doctor said ok sent me to the pulmonary specialist they gave me a nebulizer no help he said liver is swollen and not allowing the lung to exhale. That doesn't work so Then the gastrointestinal dr has scheduled the wonderful upper GI next Monday.

Never really had much to say on anything apart from stoping smoking. Then we got onto last time i tried stoping smoking and lung debris obstructions that was extermily painfull and felt like one half my lung had collapsed. Shown him picture of thing coughed up that nearly killed me AND he said its lung

Hi, can I get some advice please on the above? I have had bronchiectasis for many many years which has steadily worsened to it's current level. My lungs have been colonised with pseudomonas since last October. In July 2017 I had a spell in hospital after coughing up pure blood continuously for about

Hi everyone, hoping that someone has advice for me. I have a GP appointment tomorrow (he asked to see me) to discuss the kenalog injections I started a few months ago then stopped after an appointment with his colleague when he was on holiday. Boring background is (according to consultant) severe persistent

The doctors wont prescribe any and she cant get to the hospital.im sure she can be assessed at home.so after reading my long story { sorry} what I need advice on is our doctors are not much good and she has a nebulizer but what about oxygen for the night or anyone with any advice on what more can be

I take 4 inhalers, Fostair 200/6, Spiriva Reptimist and Ventolin with a Fluticasone Nasal spray. My asthma nurses have advised a nebuliser for emergency use but NHS no longer fund. Does anyone else find these expensive