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Ventolin vs pro air
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Bezackanswered
Pediatrics - Pulmonology 19 years experience
Yes: They are both albuterol and both have a dose counter. Ventolin sprays out harder and colder, while pro-air is softer and warmer. This may make it seem... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
Shallow breathing?: It could be that you are breathing "shallowly", and then your body will "tell you" to gasp to get deeper breath. Try breathing with focus on not being... Read More
629 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 58 years experience
Hyperventillation: A manifestation of anxiety.
628 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronald Wardanswered
Specializes in Head and Neck Surgery
Gasps: Probable paroxysmal vocal cord motion with changes in laryngeal opening. More common in asthmatics.
397 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ray Tidmananswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Emergency: If your inhaler is "not working" you may need emergent care. If anxious get to an er. If this is a general observation, your doc can test you with pft... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ira Friedlanderanswered
Cardiac Electrophysiology 43 years experience
Yes, but it would: be sensible to make an appointment with your health care provider and see if additional long term management/therapy could reduce your need for acute ... Read More
780 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Pediatric Pulmonology 23 years experience
Bronchodilator: It is albuterol in an inhaler form, a bronchodilator - used as a rescue medicine in obstructive lung diseases, like asthma and copd.
5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Gerstmananswered
Psychiatry 32 years experience
Perhaps: One can have a withdrawal reaction from no longer taking any medication one used to take. This is the reason why when stopping an inhaler one might wa... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Sandersanswered
Pulmonology 17 years experience
Yes: Ventolin (albuterol) is fine to use everyday. What are you using it for? If it's for asthma and you are using that everyday, you may need to either c... Read More
708 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alvaro Arandaanswered
Pulmonology 36 years experience
Yes & no: Looking for bronchodilation... Then long standing is not the answer. Get an inhaled steroid to decreased the inflammation then the bronchospasm will b... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lokesh Guglanianswered
Pediatric Pulmonology 22 years experience
Depends on usage: Ventolin comes with a dose counter & in 200 or 60 puff sizes. Counter reads 204 or 64 when you open it first, as the extra 4 puffs are for priming the... Read More
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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