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Inhalers ?? Addiction ??

Whenever I start writing a prescription for an inhaler the patient and the parents get worried about it. First question they ask is if it is good for the lungs? Is it habit forming or addiction? Is it good for heart or would it weaken the lungs? Should I use it only when the attack is severe?

The answers to these questions are very simple. Inhalation is good for the lungs for it teaches you a controlled tidal respiration, breath holding and blowing out.

It can not be called addiction or habit forming. We eat our food daily to keep fit, we don't call ourselves addicted to food. It is a necessity. So are the inhalers. If your condition is such that you have a mild persistent asthma you need to use it on regular basis.

When the attack is severe inhalers are useless

In brief inhalers are the best non addiction forming, harmless (for lungs and heart) device which can be used when the attack is mild and persistent.

Dr. R. Narasimhan
Apollo Hospitals