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Are nebulisers better than inhalers for asthma in children ?

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Dr. Josephine Ruiz-healy answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Depends: Depends on how old your child is and how proficient he is using the inhaler.

Answered 4/26/2016

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Debatable: Both are about equal but age makes a big difference. However even in older children and adults the nebulizer delivers the medicine better and more efficiently.

Answered 4/3/2013

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Depends: If you have a small kid who can't master the technique of a hand held, a nebulizer can deliver the same med.It does offer a little airway moisture in the process.Yet it takes longer than the kids attention span, so there are drawbacks. If your kids older and can master the technique, being done with treatment in less than a minute has advantages. Each way has value to specific patients.

Answered 5/24/2016

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