Disease Management Programs: Asthma

AVOID COMMON INHALER MISTAKES

FOLLOW THESE INHALER TIPS:

  • Breathe out before pressing your inhaler.

  • Inhale slowly.

  • Breathe in through your mouth, not your nose.

  • Press down on your inhaler at the start of inhalation (or within the first second of inhalation).

  • Keep inhaling as you press down on inhaler.

  • Press your inhaler only once while you are inhaling (one breath for each puff).

  • Make sure you breathe in evenly and deeply.

NOTE: Other inhalers are becoming available in addition to those illustrated above. Different types of inhalers may require different techniques.

 

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