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A member asked:
My dr gave me pro air inhaler and i forgot to take a deep breath on first when i push on it and not a hold lot of air came out of it did take it right?
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Nope, but you can : try again. It takes practice to get it just right. 1st, shake the inhaler well. Know it's easier to give yourself the med if you are standing up. 2nd, exhale as much as you can. Just empty out those lungs. 3rd (& this is the tricky part) right as you start to inhale ONLY through your mouth, make a good seal around the mouthpiece with the canister up & push down on the inhaler. Don't spray tongue.
Answered 12/2/2014
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