Side Effects of Asthma Medications
Asthma medication may have saved your day many times, but its heroics carry a price tag. The more you rely on medication to relieve asthma symptoms, the more you are subject to its side effects.
Asthma medication side effects, risks and dangers are sometimes a concern for people who have asthma, or for parents of children with asthma. It can even prevent people from using asthma medicine, which then interferes with asthma control.
Common Side Effects include:
Thrush, which is a fungal infection in the mouth and throat, is one of the most common side effects. Using a spacer with the inhaler can help avoid this problem.
Dysphonia is a type of vocal stress that sometimes occurs when the inhaled steroid dosage keeps increasing. Again, using a spacer can help get rid of this, as can reducing the dosage temporarily.
Many people focus on the side effects of asthma treatment so much that they forget that poorly treated asthma can also cause ‘side effects’. Apart from the (fortunately low) risk of dying from asthma, there is also a risk that lung function will deteriorate over the years and that you will become disabled by chronic asthma as you age. Children with poorly treated asthma do not grow properly and pregnant women with poorly controlled asthma have a higher risk of complications, for example poor growth or death of the unborn baby.
The other common side effect is a fungal infection in the mouth (oral candidiasis). This is easily treated, and can be prevented by rinsing the mouth after inhalation or sometimes by changing your inhalation technique. Inhaled corticosteroids do not cause fungal (or other) infections in the lungs.
Some people find that their voices become husky after using an inhaled corticosteroid. This usually passes when the dose is lowered, but the hoarseness can sometimes prevent further treatment.
How to Avoid Side effects:
Therefore, the best way to avoid side effects is to maximize the amount of albuterol that makes it to the lungs while minimizing the amount deposited in the mouth. There are a number of ways to do this. For the metered dose inhaler (MDI or puffer), using a spacer to breathe through instead of inserting the MDI directly into the mouth will significantly reduce the amount of albuterol wasted by depositing in the mouth. The other way is to use the Rotacaps. Rotacaps work by being released and inhaled solely by the inhalation of the person using it. This is opposed to the MDI which squirts out when squeezed. While it is certainly possible to have the fine powder of the Rotacaps land only in the mouth, many older children and adults find it easier to use correctly than the MDI.
For more helpful information on Asthma Cure visit Herbal Remedies
Asthma medication side effects, risks and dangers are sometimes a concern for people who have asthma, or for parents of children with asthma. It can even prevent people from using asthma medicine, which then interferes with asthma control.
Common Side Effects include:
Thrush, which is a fungal infection in the mouth and throat, is one of the most common side effects. Using a spacer with the inhaler can help avoid this problem.
Dysphonia is a type of vocal stress that sometimes occurs when the inhaled steroid dosage keeps increasing. Again, using a spacer can help get rid of this, as can reducing the dosage temporarily.
Many people focus on the side effects of asthma treatment so much that they forget that poorly treated asthma can also cause ‘side effects’. Apart from the (fortunately low) risk of dying from asthma, there is also a risk that lung function will deteriorate over the years and that you will become disabled by chronic asthma as you age. Children with poorly treated asthma do not grow properly and pregnant women with poorly controlled asthma have a higher risk of complications, for example poor growth or death of the unborn baby.
The other common side effect is a fungal infection in the mouth (oral candidiasis). This is easily treated, and can be prevented by rinsing the mouth after inhalation or sometimes by changing your inhalation technique. Inhaled corticosteroids do not cause fungal (or other) infections in the lungs.
Some people find that their voices become husky after using an inhaled corticosteroid. This usually passes when the dose is lowered, but the hoarseness can sometimes prevent further treatment.
How to Avoid Side effects:
Therefore, the best way to avoid side effects is to maximize the amount of albuterol that makes it to the lungs while minimizing the amount deposited in the mouth. There are a number of ways to do this. For the metered dose inhaler (MDI or puffer), using a spacer to breathe through instead of inserting the MDI directly into the mouth will significantly reduce the amount of albuterol wasted by depositing in the mouth. The other way is to use the Rotacaps. Rotacaps work by being released and inhaled solely by the inhalation of the person using it. This is opposed to the MDI which squirts out when squeezed. While it is certainly possible to have the fine powder of the Rotacaps land only in the mouth, many older children and adults find it easier to use correctly than the MDI.
For more helpful information on Asthma Cure visit Herbal Remedies
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