We've had this discussion here several times - but no harm in re-visiting it.
Originally Posted by
waterrockets
One note that might be useful is how to take the dose. I see people all the time who are doing it differently than me. My neighbor/pulmonologist made sure I knew exactly how to take it, and checked back with me a couple months later to watch me take it again.
-Exhale fully, until there's nothing left, then exhale some more
-Hold the inhaler about 6" away from my wide open mouth, pointing in.
-Puff once, and about 0.1s later, start inhaling steadily, so that it takes 3-4 seconds for the full inhale
-Hold my breath until it's uncomfortable
-Wait 5 minutes, then repeat the above once
She said that it's best if every little pocket of my lungs is filled with medicated air, and the method above allows this. If you put the inhaler in your mouth, it's still wet when it hits the back of your throat. If you taste it at all, then that is wasted medicine that isn't doing its job. When I take it, I can taste a tiny bit on exhale, but nothing at all on the inhale.
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Excellent information - thanks! I suspected there must be a better way of using the inhaler.
Originally Posted by
JohnKScott
...chest tightness and lung tickle and coughing with more intense activity...
When you get it checked out again - have them look specifically for CVA - "cough variant asthma"..It's quite rare, but well known.