How to use your asthma inhalers and nebulizer

Editor: V. Dimov, M.D., Allergist/Immunologist, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Clinical Associate Professor, FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (albuterol, Xopenex, Flovent, Symbicort, Dulera, Alvesco, Qvar). The three videos below show three techniques: with a spacer and without spacer. The videos are by the CDC.







A series of "How to Use Inhalers" videos by National Jewish Health:



Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler: Open-Mouth Technique.



Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler: Closed-Mouth Technique.



How to Use a Nebulizer.



How to Use a Diskus.



How to Use a Flexhaler.



How to Use a Twisthaler.



How to Use a HandiHaler.



How to Use a Respimat.



How to Use an Aerolizer.



How to Use an Aerochamber® with Mask.



How to Use an Autohaler.



How to Use a Peak Flow Meter.

Related videos and information

Asthma Inhalers - YouTube playlist by National Jewish
How to Use an Inhaler. ACP.
How to Use an Inhaler with a Spacer. ACP.
How to Use a Diskus Inhaler. ACP.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Video Education versus Skill Demonstration: Which Is More Effective in Teaching Sterile Surgical Technique? http://bit.ly/2sgjsjo Video education was superior to traditional skill demonstration

Published: 02/07/2011
Updated: 01/17/2018