MDIs spacer: An inhaler with a spacer device is an effective and efficient way to deliver aerosolized asthma medications. The nebulizer may be used, but sometimes the medication delivery can be sub optimal.
Answered 7/14/2015
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Cough is good: Though there is good data to suggest an inhaler used with spacer and optimal technique can be as effective as nebulized medication (in toddlers to seniors), I don't recall ever seeing it work better than a neb. Consider whether the neb "loosened up" mucus that accumulated through the night, making cough more effective; this commonly (and paradoxically) increases cough for an hour or so.
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