What is a nebulizer, how to use this newfangled device - these are the questions that interest people who pediatricians and therapists strongly advise it to use in diseases of the respiratory system. It is designed for inhalation and has many advantages over other ways of healing.
What is a nebulizer and what does it look like?
An innovative nebulizer is a subtype of inhalers, it dispenses medications into the smallest droplets that can reach the most remote parts of the respiratory tract. Aerosol is designed for the prevention and treatment of respiratory, infectious, chronic ailments. Nebulizer - when it can be used:
- with ARI ( pharyngitis , rhinitis, laryngotracheitis);
- with tonsillitis, sinusitis ;
- with bronchitis;
- with bronchial asthma;
- with fungal infection of the respiratory system.
Using this device, it is easy to influence the specific zones (upper, lower, middle) of the respiratory system. There an increased density of the working substance is formed, which allows to obtain a noticeable therapeutic effect with minimal side effects. In a family where a child with frequent colds grows, patients with prolonged bronchopulmonary illnesses live, such an inhaler of the last generation is necessary.
How does the nebulizer work?
A modern nebulizer looks like a reservoir, in the chamber of which the medicinal composition is converted into a dispersive one with a particle size of 0.5-10 μm. They record low in the breathing system and uniformly cover the area of inflammation, relieve swelling and pain. The solution is converted to fog by passing air through it under high pressure, ultrasound or by "sifting" through the diffuser with micro-holes. Manipulation is carried out by inhaling droplets through the tube and a convenient nozzle - a mask on the nose and mouth.
When deciding how to choose a nebulizer for home use, we must focus on the size of the particles of aerosol, which is indicated in his passport:
- The grains larger than 10 μm settle in the nasopharynx.
- 5-10 microns - in the larynx, trachea, oropharynx.
- 2-5 μm - in the lower respiratory tract.
- Less than 1-2 microns - in the pulmonary alveoli.
For the treatment of patients with pathology of the upper respiratory organs, the inhaler should give out particles of 5-10 microns, with healing of the bronchi and lungs 2-3 microns. When the nebulizer is able to function in different modes (there are also such models), then they can productively treat all the respiratory organs: nose, larynx, bronchi and lungs, setting the desired program on the control panel.
How correctly to use a nebulizer?
If a nebulizer appeared in the house, how to use it correctly is the first question that arises from the owner. The device is easy to use, it's easy to master its operation. How to properly do inhalations nebulizer:
- Before handling, wash your hands with soap and water.
- Gather all the details of the device according to the instructions.
- Pour the desired volume of warmed to room temperature medication into the cup of the inhaler.
- Close the camera, attach the face mask to it.
- Connect the tank and the compressor with a hose.
- Switch on the unit and inhale the steam for 7-10 minutes until the suspension is completely consumed.
- Manipulation is performed 1.5-2 hours after eating.
- Inhalation and exhalation produce a nose in the ailments of the upper tracts.
- When the larynx, trachea, lungs or bronchi are ill, after a deep breath inhalation, the breath is delayed for a couple of seconds and exhaled through the nose.
- Switch off the compressor, disconnect the inhaler and disassemble it, wash it.
- The dried up device is wrapped in a clean towel.
How often can I inhale with a nebulizer?
After studying the question of how to breathe properly with a nebulizer, it is important to know how often you can use it. The most practiced inhalation scheme is twice a day. Certain medications, for example, miramistin or tussamag, are used three times a day. If saline is prescribed for the procedure, Borjomi, then the frequency can be increased up to 4 times. The course of inhalations is prescribed by a doctor depending on the drug used and is limited to 5-15 days. For example, inhalation of an ashes is limited to 5 days, and the procedure with mineral compounds is done for a long time, until the symptoms of the disease stop.
Can I use a nebulizer at a temperature?
On a question whether it is possible to use a nebulizer at a temperature, doctors give a positive answer. Inhalation in the presence of indications is allowed to occur with fever. After the procedure, a finely dispersed mixture of room temperature is formed, the main function of which is irrigation of the respiratory system. The ban is relevant for known steam inhalations, they intensify the heat.
Can I use a nebulizer for sinusitis?
Conducting inhalations with a nebulizer for sinusitis is allowed to begin with the first days of manifestation of the symptoms of the disease. Suspensions for treatment are appointed by the doctor, their choice is due to the stage of the disease. How to do inhalations with a nebulizer for sinusitis:
- First they breathe vasoconstrictor composition - 15-20 min.
- Then inhale antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs.
- This approach increases the productivity of medicines.
- Inhalation in sinusitis is prescribed for 7-10 days.
At what age can children use a nebulizer?
Before you breathe a nebulizer, you need to know that pediatricians allow the use of such inhalers to children literally from the first days of life. Devices are safe and effective in treating colds in toddlers. For a baby, an individual nebulizer is purchased, how to use it, it is necessary to read in the manual, children under one year are offered convenient nozzles - a mouthpiece, a tip for the nose, a small face mask. The design of aerosols will please the kids, they are made in the form of toys - machines or animals that turn the healing process into a game.
What drugs are used for a nebulizer?
Prescribe a medicine for inhalation and explain how to apply it, is required by the doctor in charge. For therapy are relevant:
- Mucolytics (to enhance expectoration and dilution of sputum) - lazolvan, ambrohexal, ambroben, fluimucil.
- Bronchodilators (expand the bronchi) - berodual, berotek, ventolin, salamon.
- Glucocorticoids (hormonal medications with anti-edematous and anti-inflammatory properties) - pulmicort.
- Kromony (antiallergic drugs) - kromogeksal.
- Antibiotics - fluimutsil, tobramycin, doxidine, furacilin.
- Salt and alkaline compounds - saline, mineral water Borjomi.
- On the question whether it is possible to use essential oils in a nebulizer, the answer is forbidden, they will lead to spoilage of the device.
How do I clean a nebulizer?
To ensure that the device lasts a long time, you need to periodically clean it. These manipulations must be performed after each inhalation:
- Disassemble the device into 3 parts - the mask that connects it to the compressor tube and the unit itself.
- Soak masks, tubes, mouthpiece, mouthpiece in warm soapy water for 10-15 minutes.
- Details scrupulously wash (5 min.) With running water, put on a clean towel to dry for half an hour.
- Before assembling the nebulizer, all parts must dry well. The unit itself is wiped wet with a rag, it can not be wetted.
- Collect the inhaler in the initial state.
How to disinfect a nebulizer?
Deep disinfection of the inhaler is carried out once a week to stop the growth of microorganisms on its details. How to disinfect a nebulizer:
- Disassemble the device by disconnecting all T-connectors.
- Carry out decontamination in one of the ways:
- boil the details in a bowl for 5 minutes;
- You can use a thermo disinfectant for infant bottles, work time - 6 minutes;
- pour the details with a disinfectant (0.5 vinegar and 1.5 tablespoons water) for 20 minutes;