Bronchial asthma is a chronic, inflammatory respiratory disease that can severely limit those affected. The most common form is allergic asthma, which often occurs in children. Asthma is considered incurable. However, with the right treatment, the disease can be well controlled. Here you'll find all blog posts on the topic of asthma.
Here we want to introduce a young Peking Opera performer, who overcame bronchial asthma and persisted in undertaking vocational Peking Opera training, carrying on this traditional Chinese culture.
A spacer should always be used whenever babies or toddlers have to inhale with an asthma spray, as this is the only way to ensure that the medication has the desired effect. We will show how spacer inhalation with babies and toddlers works.
Hygiene and cleaning are important considerations when a spacer is used regularly. We show you how to clean it properly so as to avoid undesirable germs or contamination as much as possible.
Paediatricians recommend using an inhalation chamber, known as a spacer, for spray inhalation for children up to the age of about eight. We show you how to use the spacer for inhalation with children and what you need to watch out for when using inhalation chambers.
Inhalation with asthma sprays or other metered-dose inhalers in children is usually only successful with a spacer. The paediatric pneumologist Dr Franziska Stieglitz explains why this is the case and what to watch out for when using an inhalation chamber.
