Do you still doubt that the best cough and cough remedy is an inhaler? Completely in vain! This device allows you to spray drugs into the upper and even lower respiratory tract, so the therapeutic effect is achieved quickly and lasts for a long time. But it must be taken into account that not only the medicine for the inhaler, which helps with cough and runny nose, is important, but also the model of the device itself, the way it works.
How to choose a cough and cough inhaler?
To date, there are three main types of devices-inhalers:
- nebulizers ;
- salt-thermal;
- sticks and creams with essential oils.
The first group, in turn, is divided into several directions due to the very construction of the nebulizer:
- Compressor nebulizers spray the treatment solution by means of a compression piston. The design of the device is rather cumbersome, it sounds noticeable during operation, but it has few contraindications. Such an inhaler is suitable for the treatment of the upper and lower respiratory tract, it can use all types of medications, including antibiotics and hormonal drugs.
- Ultrasound nebulizers are easy to use, but because they split the solution into finely dispersed drops due to ultrasound, they can not be used with complex drugs. The structure can be disrupted, and the molecular formula of the drug will change. Suitable for the treatment of lower respiratory tract diseases.
- Electron-mesh mesh-nebulizers do not have the disadvantages of the aforementioned apparatuses, but they are much more expensive. Medicines are sprayed on low-frequency turns and at the expense of it save all the properties.
Salt-thermal inhalers work by warming up the respiratory system. They can act as a salt lamp, without the use of additional drugs, and can be used in combination with pharmacological agents, like steam inhalers . It is the steam inhaler from cough and cold that is very popular. This is a time-tested tool that is easy to use and inexpensive. To the disadvantages can be attributed only some contraindications: such inhalers can not be used at elevated temperature and diseases of the cardiovascular system.
To date, the market represented about a dozen serious brands. Virtually all of them produce instruments of several types and designs, so as not to limit the consumer's choice. The most popular are inhalers of such companies:
- Omron (Japan);
- Little Doctor (Singapore);
- Microlife (China);
- B.Well (United Kingdom);
- Longevita (United Kingdom);
- Mikroneb (Italy).
The first two manufacturers, along with expensive devices, are produced by quite affordable nebulizers, which can not be doubted. Microlife engineers have an idea to make children's inhalers in the form of a locomotive, a ladybird, a dog. The last three in the list of the corporation are engaged in the delivery of serious equipment to medical institutions, so even personal use devices with their logo on the case deserve full trust.
Can an inhaler cure a cold?
If you are not talking about tonsillitis, bronchitis, tracheitis and other serious illnesses, do not get complicated in operation
- vasoconstrictive effect;
- antibacterial properties;
- easy analgesic effect;
- cleansing of the nasal passage from the mucus.
Also, the inhaler-stick is very simple and convenient to use, it can be carried in your pocket and used as needed. As a contraindication - only a tendency to allergies.