People with respiratory diseases use a spacer during therapeutic procedures. What is it, you ask? This is a device that, during the procedures, helps the medicine located in the inhaler to penetrate deeply into the respiratory system and extinguish the infectious focus. The intermediate chamber provides access to the lungs of drugs without much effort.
Description of the action of the device
During bronchial asthma or bronchitis, a person needs urgent help. In this case, the spacer will help. What it is? This is an auxiliary device placed on the reservoir with the medicine before inhalation by the patient. The chamber, unlike other inhalers, slowly sprays the solution during inspiration and evenly distributes the jet vapor. The peculiarity is that the flow of the drug does not interrupt breathing, so the remains of the drug do not remain on the walls of the nasopharynx, but penetrate deeply into the respiratory tract.
Camera Benefits
The use of a spacer for inhalation is convenient and advantageous in that the reflex breath is not suppressed with it, due to the fact that the jet velocity of the drug is supplied with light braking. In addition, for bedridden seriously ill patients who do not control their breathing, a face mask is supplied with the device. This suggests that there is no need to take deep breaths, the inhaler itself will evenly deliver the drug to the site of inflammation. During the procedures, the solution that enters the body does not affect it as a whole, but acts on the affected parts of the bronchi. The spacer also acts on the propagating particles, keeping them in size from 2 microns to 5 microns. Since smaller particles do not provide proper treatment, and microparticles larger than 5 microns do not penetrate deep into the bronchi. The spacer (what it is, we described above) is not used in cases of taking the medicine in the form of a dry powder.
Types of appliances
In fact, a spacer is an inhaler that has two cone-shaped chambers made of plastic that are easy to disassemble. In one part, a mouthpiece is placed, which is located directly in the patient's mouth. An inhaler with a dispenser is inserted into another part. The cameras fit tightly together and tightly fit. This type of spacer is the most common and easy to maintain.
The baby device additionally has a mask with a valve, which ensures high efficiency of the aerosol solution supply.
There are pocket spacers with a hormone medication dispenser that are convenient to carry with you all the time. This is especially true for patients with bronchial or allergic asthma. The view of such a spacer in the photo clearly shows its ease of use. The use of the device eliminates the coughing caused by hormones, hoarseness of the voice, as well as the appearance of thrush in the oral cavity. The nozzle is used most often when it is necessary to strictly dose the medicinal solution, since it helps to deliver the drug to the infected areas of the bronchi with the highest quality. In addition, its use eliminates the need to combine a sigh and pressing an aerosol can.
How to choose a spacer
Various modifications of the device are on sale. For the right choice, it is necessary to take into account individual characteristics and indications. For example, baby spacers are different from devices designed for older people. Therefore, the device is selected in accordance with the age of the patient. There are solid and collapsible cameras. It is also important to find out the material from which they are made. Hypoallergenic devices with antistatic coating are welcome.
It is important to pay attention to the size of the device. Despite the fact that compact devices are not more than 5 cm, they are convenient to carry with you, it is recommended that specialists purchase large models for home use. Since their influence on the treatment of the patient is much higher.
Children are advised to choose a spacer with valves for exhaling and inhaling the medicine. They facilitate the treatment procedure and reduce the amount of loss of spray solution. In addition, they enable the child to take several breaths in a row. When using the inhaler during inhalation, one valve opens, letting in the medicine, the other closes, preventing the residues from eroding.
An important parameter is the compatibility of the device with an aerosol can, therefore it is reasonable to choose universal models.
How to use the device
To get the maximum benefit from the use of the device, you should follow certain rules:
- Before the procedure, remove the covers from the devices.
- Insert the inhaler upside down from the spacer side of the opposite mouthpiece.
- After assembly, shake the appliance well.
- Exhale immediately before inhalation.
- Place the mouthpiece in the mouth and press with your lips.
- Press the spray can of spray medicine so that the required amount of solution enters the chamber.
- Take a leisurely breath. Some models allow you to take several consecutive breaths of air.
- To settle the medicine in the bronchi, hold your breath for a short while.
- Remove the device from the mouth and exhale calmly. If the model has a non-return valve, you can bleed air without removing the spacer.
It is recommended to inhale the next dose in half a minute. After the procedure, rinse the parts and return all protective covers to their place. When using a mask should be washed.
If the disease forces you to take hormones and steroids, then after inhalation, you must rinse your mouth. The tactics of using an inhaler by a child are similar to the description above.
Conclusion
From the article we learned what a spacer is and where it is used. Inhalers are recommended to have in every family, as acute respiratory infections of the respiratory tract, the most common among other colds. Especially often infants and young children become infected. Therefore, in order not to start the disease and not get complications on the bronchi and lungs, it is reasonable to carry out inhalation procedures during the period of the disease.