Inhaler Spacer (Air Chamber) Spacer for MDI Therapy

What is a spacer? … 

• A spacer slows down the medicine delivered from a metered-dose inhaler.
• This way the medicine stays in the spacer and patient can breathe it into his/her lungs.
• Without a spacer, the medicine sprays directly into your mouth and throat, and less of it reaches the lungs.
• A spacer is also called an aerosol-holding chamber.

What is a metered-dose inhaler? …

• Many asthma medicines are given using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI).
• An MDI is made up of a metal canister inserted into a plastic holder.
• The metal canister contains the asthma medicine.
• When the canister is pushed down, it sprays a puff of medicine out.
• An MDI should be used with a spacer in order to get the dose of medicine into the lungs.