{"id":2814,"date":"2026-04-16T00:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:42:44","slug":"%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b4%d9%82%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d9%86%d9%86%d8%a9-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/?p=2814&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a metered-dose inhaler?<\/strong><\/span>
\nA metered-dose inhaler is a device that helps deliver a specific amount of medication to your lungs and is commonly used to treat asthma. Each inhaler consists of a pressurized canister of medication and a mouthpiece. Pressing down on the inhaler releases a spray of medication that you breathe into your lungs.<\/span><\/p>\n

How can I use a metered-dose inhaler correctly?<\/strong><\/span>
\nA. Open your mouth. Hold the inhaler 2-4 cm away from you.<\/span>
\nB. Use the spacer attached to the inhaler.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Remove the cap and hold the inhaler upright.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Shake the inhaler.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Hold the inhaler as shown in pictures A or B.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Spacers are useful for all patients, especially young children and the elderly (see picture B).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Press down on the inhaler to release the medication, and at that moment begin to inhale slowly.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    Breathe in slowly for 3 to 5 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    Hold your breath for 10 seconds to allow the medication to go deep into the lungs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    Repeat the puff as directed. Wait one minute between puffs to allow the second puff to enter the lungs better.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What is a metered-dose inhaler?
    \nA metered-dose inhaler is a device that helps deliver a specific amount of medication to your lungs and is commonly used to treat asthma. Each inhaler consists of a pressurized canister of medication and a mouthpiece. Pressing down on the inhaler releases a spray of medication that you breathe into your lungs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allergy-treatments"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metered-Dose.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2814"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2818,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions\/2818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}