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Nebulizer
A nebulizer is a machine that turns a liquid into a mist. It is usually used for medications for asthma, cystic fibrosis, and copd, so that the medications can be inhaled into the lungs.
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A 38-year old female asked about a 66-year old female:
How often can I use my nebulizer?
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Can 2 nebulizers be given together?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is an alternative to nebulizer?
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A female asked:
I used my nebulizer now i feel shackey?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can i Use a Nebulizer To Stop Coughing?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you lie down when using a nebulizer?
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A 35-year old asked:
How much does medicine for a nebulizer cost?
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A 34-year old asked:
Please describe a good medicine for a nebulizer?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: nebulizer?
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A 39-year old asked:
Quiet nebulizer options. Is there a good, very quiet, nebulizer?
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A 36-year old asked:
Hi i'm coughing twice every 10 minutes. Should I use a nebulizer?
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A 42-year old asked:
Nebulizer brand reocmmendations? What brands of nebulizer do you recommend?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I take qvar40mg twice a day. After taking nebulizer for a few weeks it's still bad. Should I use qvar80mg instead? If not what should I do? Thanks
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A 41-year old asked:
Can a 1-month old use a nebulizer?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can I use a nebulizer with a 1 month old?
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A 35-year old asked:
How often can a 3 month old use a nebulizer?
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A 19-year old female asked:
How do you properly use an at home nebulizer?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can I nebulize gluthtione to reverse damage from smoking?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is the difference between a nebulizer and an inhaler?
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A 49-year old asked:
Which type of rescue inhalers and nebulizer medicine are there?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What's the best flue medication i can buy to use with the nebulizer?
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A member asked:
Do I have a higher chance of contracting COVID if I continue using my nebulizer?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is it ok to uses pulmocort in a nebulizer that expired a little over a year ago?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Dose 2ml sulbutamol (ventulin) nebulizer for 2years old child considered as over dose?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can I use nebulizer instead of inhaler for immediate need? I think I'm not using my inhaler well..?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can I use a nebulizer for sinusitus? And if so, with which solution? Is there a better alternative?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can I use a nebulizer and an inhaler during the same day or is it one or the other? If I can, how long apart?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Should I use a nebulizer when I have a coughing fit? I have a background of having pneumonia when I was younger
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A female asked:
I use a nebulizer anytime my child gets a cold or a cough. Is this advisable? Will it bring health issues in the future?
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A 51-year old male asked:
My Siemens Nabulizer manual says Nebulizer shall be replaced evey 12 mths. Is there a readon for it? I have hardly used it 10 times in last 2 years.
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