An important part of controlling asthma is learning the skills
for administering your medicines correctly. These skills help
ensure you get as much medicine as possible into your lungs, and
can help reduce side effects. It is also important to learn how
to use a peak flow meter for monitoring how well your asthma is
under control. Below, you will find visual step-by-step
presentations to help you develop these skills, as well as "text
only" versions that are easier to print. Note: Dry Powder
Inhalers are usually activated by inhaling, not by a propellant.
Therefore, they don't require the coordination between breathing
and squeezing as needed for metered dose inhalers. Each device
comes with its own instruction guide. - How to use an inhaler -
How to use a nebulizer - How to use a peak flow meter - How to
use a spacer Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor
of Medicine UMDNJ-NJMS, Attending Physician in the Division of
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of
Veteran Affairs, VA