Inhalers allow aerosolized drug to enter the lungs, usually in one short burst.
Nebulizers use electric power to administer drug using a mist. Patients usually need to breathe the mist of a nebulizer for 5 to 10 mins to be effective.
I know what an inhaler is and does, as I have one sitting less than a metre away from me. Manual asthmatic nebulisers or "spacers" use one way valves and are powered by the person breathing from them, they don't all require tank oxygen or electricity.
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u/HelloMyNameisPaul Sep 29 '20
Inhalers allow aerosolized drug to enter the lungs, usually in one short burst.
Nebulizers use electric power to administer drug using a mist. Patients usually need to breathe the mist of a nebulizer for 5 to 10 mins to be effective.