| A nebulizer is a piece of equipment used by the | | | | of side effects from the medication are greatly |
| medical profession in order to administer certain | | | | reduced. However in most cases a nebulizer will often |
| forms of medication to those people suffering from | | | | only used by a doctor in cases where a persons |
| particular diseases in a liquid mist form to their | | | | attacks have become more severe or their |
| airways. Such equipment is often used for the | | | | respiratory disease has become much worse. |
| treatment of such diseases as asthma, cystic fibrosis | | | | But today there are more compact nebulizers which |
| as well as other forms of respiratory diseases. | | | | use ultrasonic technology available today. This will |
| Each nebulizer such as the CompMist Compressor | | | | then use a vibrating micro mesh within side the |
| Nebulizer allows air or oxygen to be pumped through | | | | machine which provides a much finer vapor than |
| a cylinder of medication in liquid form and then turns | | | | other models previously produced and so are proving |
| this into a mist. Once it has been turned into mist it | | | | to be more effective in treating the conditions. |
| can then be inhaled by the person to help to alleviate | | | | However unfortunately some of these nebulizers can |
| the symptoms they are feeling from say an asthma | | | | be quite expensive and certainly if your medical |
| attack or episode. By being made in to mist the | | | | insurance does not cover you for such equipment |
| medication is therefore able to enter the airways and | | | | then it may be something you really need to consider |
| gain access to a person's lungs much more quickly | | | | seriously with regard to the cost implications and |
| and so alleviate the symptoms much more | | | | would it be any more effective in helping to treat the |
| effectively. | | | | symptoms compared to what method you are using |
| Although most doctors will prefer to prescribe an | | | | currently. Certainly if you would like to learn more |
| inhaler to their patient in order to treat the | | | | about what a nebulizer is and how it works plus the |
| symptoms as they are actually a lot cheaper as well | | | | different makes and models that are now available |
| as being a lot smaller, they are actually less potent | | | | there are plenty of sites where this information is |
| and there is the risk of someone suffering from sort | | | | openly available to you. |