An ultrasonic inhaler is a device that allows you to spray drugs in the form of a fine aerosol. When inhaled, the medicine can penetrate the most inaccessible areas of the lungs.
Principle of operation
Ultrasonic inhalers break the liquid by vibrating the emitter plate. The particle size in this case reaches 5 microns, due to which the drug penetrates into the small bronchi, exerting a therapeutic effect on the inflammatory process. The surface area of the mucous membrane of the bronchi (together with bronchioles) is about 8 square meters, and more than 30 ml of the drug is required for successful treatment.
Ultrasonic inhaler is capable for 15 minutes. develop high performance and enter the required volume of solution into the respiratory tract. For treatment usually use decoctions of various herbs or an alkaline solution of degassed water such as Borjomi.
The advantage of the device is lightness and small size. Some models are equipped with additional masks and nozzles, allowing inhalation to a sleeping or lying patient. Ultrasonic inhaler during operation creates a whole cloud of fine liquid resembling smoke or a cloud. The child can not bring his face close to the mouthpiece, just install the device near the crib and turn it on. Of course, the effectiveness of the procedure is somewhat reduced.
Ingestion often causes allergic, metabolic, toxic and other disorders, as it affects all organs. And medicinal aerosols have a local effect directly in the pathological focus.
Contraindications to the procedure are the following diseases: bullous emphysema, heart and respiratory failure, hypertension (crisis), bleeding from the lungs, individual intolerance to the drug.
Ultrasonic inhaler. How to choose?
When choosing a device, you must focus on:
- design features of the device;
- performance;
- the size of the dispersion particles of the aerosol.
An ultrasonic inhaler has such an important characteristic as the dispersion of particles of a drug solution for spraying. If, when choosing a device, you find in the instructions that larger particles are generated during operation, it is better to refuse to purchase it. In the ideal case, the aerosol generated by the inhaler should be monodisperse with a particle size of a small spread in the range of 5-10 microns. The dispersion index of aerosol particles with a wide spread, for example, 5-30 microns, indicates the low quality and reliability of the device.
Ultrasonic inhaler "Rotor" has proven itself. This is a medical device that is used as an individual device. It is intended for the treatment of respiratory organs with aerosols with water and alcohol-soluble drugs (including those containing vegetable oils - sea buckthorn, eucalyptus, peppermint, rose hips and others). Ultrasonic inhaler is used both in medical institutions and at home.