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How is asthma treated?
… may be your blue inhaler, your MART inhaler or your AIR inhaler . Help your asthma medicines work well by: doing … need for your reliever inhaler no asthma attacks to be able to get on with daily life, including exercise, without … few, symptoms. Using your inhaler like this is known as an AIR treatment plan . every morning and evening as …
Living with home oxygen
… alternative products Do not leave your cannula or mask in your lap for any length of time Do not leave your cannula or mask on your bed or chair when your oxygen equipment is … in the tubing and the arrow points towards your cannula or mask. If it does not, contact your supplier. Oxygen alert …
How is OSA diagnosed?
Treatments and medicines for COPD
… one or another combination, but in general they are all thought to be equally effective. Steroid inhalers for COPD If … asthma or allergies, or higher levels of a type of white blood cell called eosinophils. Not everybody with COPD needs … Oxygen therapy COPD can lower the amount of oxygen in your blood. If this gets too low, it can cause extreme tiredness …
Spacers
… usually made from plastic. You slot your inhaler into one end of the spacer and breathe the medicine in through the … how to clean and store your spacer. A spacer is a plastic tube that fits onto the mouthpiece of your inhaler. It helps … clean it with warm water and a detergent, such as washing up liquid. Although most spacers are cleaned in the same way, …
Losing my loved ones to Mesothelioma – how fundraising has helped me
… after she developed mesothelioma , a lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. I also lost my mother Jane in 1979 … The lockdowns in 2020 were hard - we couldn’t even do a tombola and I had some health problems. My …
Common questions about inhalers
… What does my inhaler do? Inhalers help you breathe your medicine into your lungs, where it's needed. Inhalers are mainly used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . They help you manage your asthma and COPD symptoms. …
Flu symptoms and treatment
Help your child use their inhaler
… Network which provides support and a space for parents and carers of children with lung conditions to come together. Get … Call us 0300 222 5800 Email us helpline@asthmaandlung.org.uk Join a support group Find out more You must have …
Managing asthma in children aged 5-11
What is the treatment for BPD?
… This is not a treatment for BPD, but a treatment for symptoms. What else can I do to help my child with BPD? There … prevent serious infection. Make sure they have a healthy diet. Breathing, fighting infection, and coughing can use up … 999 now if your child has any of these breathing-related symptoms: severe breathing difficulties grunting with the …