Rescue inhalers, also called metered-dose inhalers, are pressurized to deliver medication fast. To get the most medicine in your lungs, Dr. Squire recommends using a spacer — a holding chamber ...

A spacer is a device designed to make an asthma inhaler easier to use.

Study Summary The metered-dose inhaler (MDI), combined with a spacer, is the preferred method for pharmacologic management of asthma in children. Although correct use of these devices is essential ...

There are several ways to use an inhaler incorrectly, but here's what you need to do to get it right: Step one is to always use a spacer, no matter how old or young you are.

Spacers or aerochambers are holding chambers that allow inhaled medicines to be turned into a mist that can be more effectively inhaled by the child. When you put an inhaler directly in a child's ...

But most of the time the problem is with how you use the inhaler. For very young children, we have special devices called spacers which can be attached to the inhaler.

Should hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhalers be placed at the mouth rather than two finger spaces away? Are spacer devices appropriate for use with HFA inhalers?

MANY kids living with asthma think that they’re using their inhalers correctly – when they’re not, experts have warned. Because of that, they’re putting themselves at risk f… ...

This pilot study, which also found an average of 79 total errors in inhaler-spacer technique using a Smart Spacer electronic monitoring device (EMD), was presented at the 2025 American Academy of ...

Clinicians should consider using such a tool when educating children and families about MDI-spacer use.