Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways in the lungs. Due to swelling of the airways with certain triggers, the muscle in the airway tightens and the airway lining becomes swollen and inflamed, producing sticky mucus.
The airways lining of the lungs further become narrow. Patients feel difficulty in breathing with other typical asthma symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing. Relievers and preventers are the two main types of asthma medication.
Reliever Medication for Asthma
For quick and effective relief from asthma symptoms, reliever medication effectively opens up the airways quickly and is taken as needed. It is important to understand that this medication is used in an asthma flare-up or emergency.
Preventer Medication for Asthma
The airways will become to triggers when the patient suffering from asthma takes a regular preventer treatment. Moreover, the preventer treatment will reduce the inflammation inside the airways.
Preventative medication for chronic lung disease treatment should be taken every day, over the long term, to be effective. You should keep taking the preventer even when you have no symptoms and also during colds and asthma flare-ups.
Inhalers for Asthma Medication
It is important to understand that there are several different devices that can deliver asthma medication. Generally, medication of asthma management is inhaled or breathes in, so it can go straight to your lungs where it is needed. Moreover, it can get to work quickly. In order to decide the inhalers that are best for you, you should work together with your general practitioner in Australia. Some asthma medication in Australia comes in a dry powder device and a pressurised mist device.
Spacers for Asthma Treatment
A spacer is a special device that looks like a clear tube and is attached to a metered-dose inhaler or puffer. For the management of asthma symptoms, you can fire one puff of medication at a time into the spacer. After that, you can breathe in and out normally for four breaths. More medication reaches your lungs and reduces possible side effects from the medication when you use a spacer with a puffer.
Depending on your condition and age, spacers come in a variety of shapes and sizes. One of the most common types of spacer used in the treatment of asthma is Nebulisers. Some of the most popular types of nebulisers available at Bettercaremarket are Actineb AC2000 Nebuliser – Medix and Actineb Mini Nebuliser – Able.
These products are no longer the recommended way for most people to take their asthma medications. According to the latest research, it was reported that a puffer with spacer works just as well as a nebuliser in order to treat asthma symptoms, which may include symptoms during an asthma attack.
If you are looking for highly effective and affordable spacers to manage your asthma efficiently, we have a range of spacers you can select from, for adults and children:
Able Spacer™ with Flo-Tone whistle – AbleAsthma
Able Spacer™ with Whistle and Mask for children – AbleAsthma
It is essential to understand that a puffer with a spacer is also an easier, faster, and cheaper way to take asthma medication. Moreover, spacers are much more portable and reduce the potential for side effects.
Consult your healthcare professional about purchasing spacer at a cost-effective price if you still use a nebuliser for the purpose of taking asthma medication in Australia- whether day-to-day or just when symptoms flare up.
To conclude:
It can be difficult to take asthma medication regularly when you feel well and have no asthma symptoms. But it is essential to take your asthma medication correctly and follow medical advice from your general practitioner.
