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It puts fine water droplets in the air flow.

This can increase humidity of the air you breath.

If pure water mist is inhaled it can cause productive coughing ...

in normal saline is nebulized it can ease breathing and/or liquefy mucous.

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Nasal irrigation is used to clear infected sinuses or may be performed after surgery to the nose region. It may be performed by adding antibiotics to the solution to treat nasal polyps, nasal septal deviation, allergic nasal inflammation.

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Where can someone find more information regarding nebulizer treatments?

The purpose of a nebulizer is to change medication from a liquid to a mist so that it can be more easily inhaled into the lungs. It's particulary effective for delivering asthma medications to infants and small children and anyone with difficulty using an asthma inhaler. More information about nebulizer treatments can be found at WebMD.


Who invented the nebulizer?

The first nebulizer was developed by a French inventor named Dr. Sales-Girons in 1858. The nebulizer had a pedal that acted in a similar way to a bicycle pump.


What pumps air or oxygen through a liquid medicine to turn it into a vapor?

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Which is more effective in treating asthma a breathing treatment using a nebulizer or an inhaler?

Nebulizer defiantly.


What is the cost of a typical nebulizer?

Typically, the cost of a typical nebulizer is very high. The cost of a typical nebulizer can be anywhere between the prices of forty and one hundred and twenty dollars.


How can you take a nebulizer off a asthmatic child?

What do you mean to take it off the child? How to get a child off of a nebulizer seems proper but if their asthma is bad enough to where they need the nebulizer, only constant medication of another kind will allow them to be away from the nebulizer for periods of time.


Is a nebulizer the same as an inhaler?

no, an inhaler is a handheld device, while a nebulizer is larger. They can both deliver the same medications, but a nebulizer delivers them in constant stream while an inhaler only does puffs.


Can sodium bicarbonate solution be used in a nebulizer?

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What is contraindication for nebulizer?

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Can Albuterol sulfate nebulizer solution be combined with ipratropium bromide nebulizer solution?

Yes, both albuterol and ipratropium bromide can be combined in a nebulizer for use. I just received a combination therapy a few days ago.


What is a HART continuous nebulizer?

HEART is the brand name of the nebulizer. The nebulizer provides continuous treatment for up to 8 hours. Nebulizers are used to dispense medicine via a "mist" that is inhaled from a mask for those who have different types of lung conditions.