How to Use the Nebulizer Machine – Demonstration
A nebulizer is a machine that uses compressed air to deliver asthma medicine through a wet mist that can be inhaled. Watch how to properly use a nebulizer machine for asthma relief. This video is an excerpt from the DVD Living With AsthmaA Guide to Controlling Your Asthma produced by St. Louis Childrens Hospital.
Getting All the Advantages of Aromatherapy with Ultrasonic Nebulizers
Getting All the Advantages of Aromatherapy with Ultrasonic Nebulizers
Author: FitIf you are new to aromatherapy, chances are you have never heard of an aromatherapy nebulizer, far less an ultrasonic nebulizer. This tine piece of cutting-edge technology, however, can be just what you need to use essential oils for maximum healing power at minimum cost.What is a nebulizer, anyway?Any nebulizer makes a mist. It uses a small amount of liquid to make a large cloud of medication. The advantage of this device is that it can create a cloud of medication, or aromatherapy oil, that goes right into your lungs [...] Continue Reading...
Fighting Sinusitis With Nasal Nebulizers
Fighting Sinusitis With Nasal Nebulizers
Author: Jillian Phillips
The sinuses are hollow cavities in the head, which are normally filled with one of two substances – mucus and air. In some cases, however, a third type of substance may be found sitting within your sinuses – foreign materials. These can range from plain old dust, molds, pollen, and smoke, to infectious micro organisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi. When these foreign materials stay put in your sinuses, these can cause sinusitis.
Sinusitis is the inflammation of the sinuses that can cause nasal congestion, headaches, a runny nose, and other pains near the [...] Continue Reading...
Pausing in between nebulizer treatment?
If you're having an asthma attack and taking your nebulizer thru the mouthpiece, are there times where you have to pause in between the treatment and shut it off for a few minutes b/c you're having that much trouble breathing?
That just happened to me and I was wondering if it's common. It's like I have to catch my breath until I'm ready to continue the treatment. Has anyone else have this happen before?
Treatment Strategy Mild Childhood Asthma
In mild intermittent childhood asthma the initial treatment is use of the B2-adrenergic agonist. Due to difficulty using MDIs in younger patients (under age five) there must be increased reliance on nebulized medication and oral preparations (tablets or elixirs). A trial of the powder form of a B-agonist such as albuterol may be easier for a child to use than a metered dose inhaler. Use of an MDI with a spacer with face mask attachment may be particularly helpful in young patients, to ensure better delivery of aerosol medication. As with adult patients there is a greater chance of [...] Continue Reading...
