If you or a loved one suffers from asthma attacks, you know how harrowing an episode can be. You may be out enjoying a summer day when suddenly your child has an attack. If you do have a rescue inhaler, it may not prove effective enough without an OptiChamber attached. Medicine is only as effective as its proper administration, and without it, you can really suffer.
Inhaler users tend to lose a lot of the breathing treatment when they go to take a puff because much of the mist dissipates into the air or comes back up the throat and out of the mouth. You may end up only getting half of what you need. Repeated puffing can cause your nervous system to become excited and really do nothing to solve the problem. What’s the use of an ineffective medicine?
The chamber allows for your doses to become metered, so you don’t end up taking too much or too little. This is great for using your preventative inhaler in the morning or your rescue inhaler during a minor attack. You’ll invariably find yourself using your nebulizer less and, perhaps eventually, your rescue inhaler as well. That will mean less visits to the doctor or the emergency room.
Your care-provider can figure out the best course of action to take and whether or not an OptiChamber would be an effective form of treatment to supplement your inhaler. The best way to minimize attacks is to avoid allergic triggers. Get a sense of what causes you to start having breathing problems and try to avoid those as often as possible.
