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Why use a Spacer with an Inhaler?

When an inhaler is used alone, medicine ends up in the mouth, throat, stomach and lungs. When an inhaler is used with a spacer device, more medicine is delivered to the lungs. Why use a Spacer with an Inhaler?. Inhaler alone. Inhaler used with spacer device.

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Why use a Spacer with an Inhaler?

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  1. When an inhaler is used alone, medicine ends up in the mouth, throat, stomach and lungs. When an inhaler is used with a spacer device, more medicine is delivered to the lungs. Why use a Spacerwith an Inhaler? Inhaler alone Inhaler used with spacer device “Comparative respiratory deposition of 99m Tc labeled particles of albuterol using a metered dose inhaler, a metered does inhaler with Aerochamber® spacer and OptiChamber® spacer in healthy human volunteers using gamma-scintigraphy,” R. Beihn, PhD, Scintiprox, Inc., Indianapolis, IN and D. Doherty, MD, Dept. of Pulmonology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, 1997. Images kindly provided by Respironics HealthScan Inc. Allies Against Asthma, Center for Pediatric Research, 855 W. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510, 757-668-6435

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