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Technique Matters - Why Knowing How to Use Your Inhaler is Important

Knowing how to properly use your inhaler device is important for the medicine to be the most effective.<br>

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Technique Matters - Why Knowing How to Use Your Inhaler is Important

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  1. TechniqueMatters :WhyKnowingHow to Use Your Inhaler isImportant Youmayalreadyknowthatinhalersareoneof thebestasthmatreatmentoptions.You mayalsoknowthatthey areusedtodelivermedicinedirectlytothelungsformanyotherrespiratoryconditions otherthanasthma.Butdo youknowthatsimplyusinganinhalerisn’tenough?Knowinghowtoproperlyuseyourinhalerdeviceisequally importantforthe medicine to be effective. PoorTechniqueLeadsToGettingWorse Withbreathingconditions,therearemanyfactorsoutof ourcontrolbutknowinghowtousetheinhalercanmake ahuge difference.Whentheinhalers aren’tusedproperly,yourCOPDorasthmacangetworsetoo.Therehave beenmanyresearchstudies thatanalyzeinhalertechniques andhowitrelatestotheeffectivenessoftreatment. Astudyfoundthataround40%ofthe218asthmapatientswhotookparthadpoorcompliancewithproperinhaler technique.Outof these, 85%ofthe people withpoorcompliancealsohadpoorasthmacontrol. Whileyoumightthinkpoortechniqueandpoorcontrolare anobviouscorrelation,thereis anotherfactthatmight surpriseyou. Making MistakesWithInhalers,EspeciallypMDIsisCommon Poortechniqueis more commonthanyouthink. IfyouareusingapMDI(pressurizedmetereddoseinhaler),which isthemostcommonlyusedtypeofinhaler,itis evenmore importanttoknowthe technique as itrequires coordinationtodeliverthe medication. Despitebeingthemostcommon,itisoneof themostmisusedinhalertypes,withastudyof 100patientsthat comparedsevendifferenttypesofinhalersshowingthatonly79%ofpeopleusedpMDIscorrectlyafterbeing giveninstructions.Thisputitinthelastpositionwithbreath-actuatedinhalersbeingtheeasiesttousewith91%of patients using itwith goodtechnique. Alargerstudyof 3,811patientsalsofoundsimilarresults.76% ofpatientsmadeatleastoneerrorwhenusinga pMDIcomparedto 49-55% withbreath-actuatedinhalers. WhatYouCanDo IfyoufindyourCOPD andasthmagettingworseevenafterusingyourinhalerregularly,youmightwanttocheck whetherthetechniqueyouareusingiscorrect.Whenyou’reunsure,it’s besttocheckwithyourdoctoror atthe clinic.Youmightalsowanttoexploredifferenttypesof inhalersavailableifyoufindtheinhalerdeviceyouare currentlyprescribeddifficult touse.However,youshouldalsoknowthatthereis nobestinhalerforasthmaor COPD. Theeffectiveness of the medicinedependsmoreonwhetheryouareusingyourinhalerproperly. References: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/089426803769017613 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/02770903.2013.871558

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