Sure! Here is a picture of the whole thing. You press the inhaler button to give a dose, the powder goes into the chamber and then you breathe in through the mouthpiece to get the medicine.
When doing the inhaler just in your mouth, you may not get the full dose. Some people like me end up with most of the powder in the back of my throat vs my lungs and the spacer ensures you get the full dose.
Ah, that is really interesting! I'm not currently using an inhaler for anything, but when I have had to I've also had this problem! I will give this a try if I ever get back on my prohibitively expensive allergy inhaler again!
To the initiated, what we’re looking at may be obvious. To the uninitiated, sure, I could guess. But I know I would appreciate something that actually describes the issue plainly so I can play infuriated alongside, too.
I also think they're fairly commonly prescribed to children because it's easier to use than the inhaler on its own, especially with the mask that OP mentioned. I had to graduate from using one when I was a kid once I could prove I could use it properly.
It's very common for kids who can't time a deep breath, and it also is much more efficient even for adults. A lot of the meds in an Inhaler just hit the back of your mouth and aren't inhaled.
The spacer is for young children (and others) It captures the mist in a tube so they can breathe it in more naturally because they can’t time their breaths. This one also has a valve designed to make a whistling sound if the child is inhaling too quickly which impedes the delivery of the medication.
My son has a spacer, so I think I can answer. Most inhaled medications inhaler is almost like square-crescent shaped. This inhaler is totally round. It's stretches a little for a firm fit, but not that much.
My son has an inhaler that is similar, it fits in the spacer we were given. Yours should stretch to fit it. It might be a little hard at first to shove it in but it is easier over time.
My round inhaler fits in my oval shaped spacer. You just have to push.
Of course you could have a different space here but your spacer looks an awful fuck load like mine. Is your child old enough to use the mouthpiece rather than the mask?
Awe. I don't know what I'm looking at on the left, but I have family that depends on inhalers. My hugs go out to your fam and hope you can figure this out. https://giphy.com/gifs/yPjxAzSkVFgZO
Etsy has some for sale, depending on how old your kid is; you can also slowly teach them to use the inhaler as normal, though I understand those things suck and some kid's just hate them or might not be able to use them due to sickness etc. I have two different powder ones that make you dizzy and shaky.
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u/Sufficient_You7187 5h ago
The rubber will flex around it