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Can You Use a Nebulizer to Treat a Cough?

2024-01-17 13:56:28

Having a cough can be miserable, keeping you awake at night and interrupting your day as well. A common cause of cough is bronchitis, an inflammation of the bronchi, the tubes that carry air into your lungs. If you have chronic bronchitis, your healthcare provider may recommend nebulizer treatments.

A nebulizer is a small machine that turns liquid medicine into a mist, allowing you to breathe it into your lungs. Most often, nebulizers are used to deliver bronchodilators and steroids, which can relax airway muscles and reduce inflammation caused by chronic bronchitis.

A nebulizer may be used in hospitalized patients, some children, or people who may have difficulties with an inhaler, Also used for colds, coughs, pneumonia, COPD or asthma.

How to Use a Nebulizer
A nebulizer is generally used for 10 to 15 minutes at a time. During that time, you use a mouthpiece or mask, which delivers the medication mist directly into your mouth. You take slow, deep breaths in order to draw the medication into your lungs.

If you have never used a nebulizer before, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for instructions and tips.

 

1.Wash your hands and gather your machine and medication. 
2.Set up the machine, attaching the hose to the air compressor, pouring the medication into the medication cup, and attaching the hose to the medicine cup. 
3.Put on the mask and turn on the machine.
4.Breath deeply and slowly through your mouth. If you have trouble with that, consider using a clip to block your nose, so that you’re breathing in the medication fully. 
5.When the medication has run out, turn off the machine and wash the mouthpiece and medicine cup.

 

If you’re giving a nebulizer treatment to a child, try to keep them calm and distracted. These steps might help;
1.Use television or a tablet to distract your child
2.Deliver the treatment while your child is sleeping
3.Make a game of wearing the mask and doing the breathing treatment

Cleaning your nebulizer

It is very important to clean your nebulizer after completing your nebulizer treatment. When you already have bronchitis, the last thing you want is another infection. Cleaning your nebulizer between treatments will help stop the spread of bacteria and infection. You will also need to clean your nebulizer more thoroughly once a week.

Disassemble the machine. You will need to clean the mouthpiece or mask, the top part and the medicine cup. Do not put the hose in the water; just set it aside while cleaning.
Place the mouthpiece, mask and medication cup on the top shelf of the dishwasher to clean. Or hand wash them in warm, soapy water.
Air dry them.