Asthma Treatment
Asthma cannot be cured but it can be controlled with proper medications and most asthmatics lead normal full lives. It is important to be able to use medication correctly and in a timely manner in accordance with your asthma control plans advised by your health care provider.
Using your inhalers
Using your preventer inhaler with good inhaler technique helps reduce symptoms and cuts risk of asthma attacks. It can improve your ability to do physical activity, cope with triggers, get a good night's sleep and take less time off work.
Better inhaler technique can reduce potential side effects.
It can also reduce side effects like oral thrush because the medicine might be hitting the back of the mouth rather than down into your lungs where it is needed.
Most children with asthma are given a spacer to use with their inhaler as this improves delivery of the inhaled medication to their lungs. For children under 6 years a facemask attached to the spacer can further improve this.
The importance of inhaler technique
A recent survey found that up to a third of people with asthma are not using their inhaler in the right way. You can get your inhaler technique checked by your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you aren't sure you are using it correctly.
This is especially important if:
Even if you have using the same inhaler you have always had, you can still make mistakes.
Find out if you're doing it right by watching our short video guides
A recent survey found that up to a third of people with asthma are not using their inhaler in the right way. You can get your inhaler technique checked by your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you aren't sure you are using it correctly.
This is especially important if:
Even if you have using the same inhaler you have always had, you can still make mistakes.
