Nebulizer Treatment | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Anebulizerisabreathingmachineusedtotreatbreathingproblemssuchasthoserelatedtoasthmaorchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease.

A nebulizer is a breathing machine used to treat asthma. The nebulizer converts a liquid medication, usually a bronchodilator like albuterol, into a mist that can be easily and painlessly inhaled.

Nebulizers are frequently used in infants and young children who are unable to use inhalers on their own. When a patient uses a nebulizer, a small mask is put over the face while the patient breathes normally. It is not necessary for patients to be able to hold their breaths or to inhale deeply in order to benefit from a nebulizer treatment. This is especially beneficial when the patient is a baby, a young child, or an elderly patient with dementia.

Nebulizers are also the treatment of choice when a patient requires a large dose of inhaled medication, as during an episode of acute asth...