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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 15, 2023 | Replies (382)
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All folks using albuterol inhalors....when I was treated at an urgent care in February for bronchitis...the Nurse Practitioner told me to wait 10 to 15 minutes between first inhalation and second....I
She also said to use a spacer....more of medication gets into lungs vs mouth. You can make own spacer with empty toilet paper roll. Tdrell
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@tdrell, Ah Terri....I went to do this instruction of waiting before the next inhalation, and I got side-tracked in the bathroom; then left without doing the second one!
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@tdrell- Recently that was changed to 1 minute between each inhale. It's been like that for a couple of years. I learned that at Pulmonary Rehab last year. Always use a spacer. It's a pain, I know but when you have more than 1 inhaler it's wait and inhale, wait and inhale. lol Please do not use cardboard. It's been int he bathroom, right next to a toilet. Get the real thing. Hopefully @tdrell you are doing well.