How to choose inhalers for children.

Many parents are worried about the question of how to choose the right inhaler for children.

In order to choose the right inhaler for children, you need to carefully study the entire range of these products offered, to understand all the pros and cons. At the moment there is a large selection of inhalers, which greatly complicates the task of selecting them.

They all consist of a mouthpiece, a mask for breathing and a tip. There are inhalers ultrasonic and compressor, portable (work from the battery), they are selected depending on the age of your child.

In order to make the right choice, you need to decide what purpose you are acquiring it. If you need it to warm up the upper respiratory tract, then in this case, the best choice will be a steam inhaler. The principle of its operation resembles the inhalation of steam over a pan, as our parents used to do (they breathed over the decoction of potatoes, wrapping themselves with a towel). In a family where children grow up, a steam inhaler is simply necessary, as the result of its application is much more effective than from the old methods of heating by steam. Yes, and your child will be more relaxed about these types of procedures, during inhalations, he will not feel discomfort. The steam inhaler is much cheaper than the rest and is available to virtually all segments of the population.

Inhalation with a damp cough can be done with a steam inhaler, it has a softening effect on the entire nasopharynx and promotes the excretion of phlegm during a cough. Solution for inhalation during coughing can be both an independent preparation (collection of herbs), and if desired, you can use the drugs that are sold in the pharmacy: atrovent, lazolvan (as prescribed by the doctor). When choosing essential oils, you need to be careful, some of them can cause an allergic reaction in the child.

If you need an inhaler for a child who suffers from a chronic illness, you should consult a doctor - he will tell you which device should be selected. Some inhalers for children are designed to affect the lungs and the nasopharynx, while others are designed specifically for children suffering from bronchial asthma. Each of them is designed to deliver medicines to different parts of the respiratory tract, but they differ in the size of the particles coming out of the inhaler. A common man in the street is difficult to master all these subtleties, but a specialist doctor can easily help you make a choice. Quite good inhalers Delphinus (Delphinus), Omron Comp AIR Pro, TravelNeb, B.WELL LIMITED and others.

As for ultrasonic inhalers, in them you can use not only special medicinal preparations, but also broths of herbs (althea, thyme and other folk remedies). If you need a compact inhaler, in this case the ultrasound will be ideal. It is small in size and has a curative effect.

Inhalers for children who suffer from chronic diseases (bronchial asthma) or respiratory diseases should be selected with caution.

Nebulizer is considered to be the best inhaler in the ratio of medication to the body of a child who suffers from respiratory diseases, but the cost is high. In use it is quite simple, so it is used at home. But when using it, you can not use herbal decoctions, it is not for them, and as for medicines such as: lazolvan and others, they can be used.

Inhalers for children, in our time, made very comfortable, some absolutely silently work, without frightening the sound of the child. There are inhalers that can be used with all kinds of medicines, but on some there are restrictions on the use of essential oils or herbal decoctions, but all of them, if properly used and selected, will only benefit your child.