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Do steroid inhalers make your lungs stronger in the long run. i have copd. don't use inhalers.
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Steroids: The ability of the inhalers to work depend mostly on the degree or amount of lung disease. If you have significant lung involvement, the inhalers will only relieve symptoms and not reverse any lung damage.
Answered 12/21/2016
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