A spacer is a device designed to make an asthma inhaler easier to use.

The metered-dose inhaler (MDI), combined with a spacer, is the preferred method for pharmacologic management of asthma in children. Although correct use of these devices is essential, little ...

Spacers or aerochambers are holding chambers that allow inhaled medicines to be turned into a mist that can be more effectively inhaled by the child. When you put an inhaler directly in a child's ...

We tested whether health practitioners correctly used MDI-spacer devices. Of 122 subjects, 89% had instructed a patient on using a spacer. Whilst performance with the Aerochamber was the best ...

Anyone who has asthma will know that having to take an inhaler with you can be annoying. Especially when you collapse in a wheezing mess after running for the bus.

Jan. 24, 2003 — Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with spacers were as efficacious as nebulized bronchodilators for emergency department treatment of wheezing in children aged two to 24 months ...

It's pretty impressive for a 1-year-old to know how to use an inhaler — and even more extraordinary when that 1-year-old is a sea otter.

They also often skipped using a spacer, which is a device that is recommended for use with an inhaler to help the right amount of asthma medication reach the lungs.

Lung deposition of radiolabeled Ventoline (chlorofluorocarbon salbutamol, GlaxoSmithKline) pressurized metered-dose inhaler administered via the three spacer devices was measured in an animal ...

Struggling with your asthma medicine? An asthma inhaler works most effectively if you deliver your medication slowly, so this is where a spacer device can be useful to help you achieve this goal. Many ...