Tuesday 31 July 2012

How to use a portable nebulizer

Due to increasing pollution in the air it has became very difficult to even breathe properly .Due to increasing pollution, many people are suffering from respiratory diseases such as asthma etc. In asthma sometimes patients may not able to breathe. It may be fatal for the patient if unable to take medicines when it is needed. In treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, portable nebulizers are used. You may carry these nebulizers any where you want as they are very small in size.

A portable nebulizer is used in those cases where you need to inhale the medicines. You may intake medicines through mouth or nose with the help of these inhalers. These nebulizers contains air compressor which may vaporize the medicines and enable it to inhale easily. These inhalers are very useful in directly applying medicines on your lungs. These days’ portable nebulizers have become very popular among patients as it is very easy to carry in your workplace or anywhere you want it. These enables you to take medicines during asthma attack and you may save your life. As a matter of fact, these nebulizers are very essential if you want to survive an asthma attack.

There are different types of nebulizers available in the market. Nebulizers such as jet nebulizers and ultrasonic nebulizers are very common and popular among patients. The basic difference between these two nebulizers is that the former uses air compression to vaporize the liquid medicines and the latter uses sound vibrations to evaporate the medicines. In ultrasonic nebulizers liquid medicines are transformed into fine particles through sound waves of higher wavelength.

Nowadays, even nebulizer masks are available in the market. These masks are designed for those people who may not able to hold portable nebulizer in their own hands. These masks are very helpful for both adults and children who may not breathe properly. These nebulizers are life saving instruments for patients suffering from asthma and other such diseases. Therefore, it is very important to know the correct way of using a portable nebulizer.