At our SCM meet this past weekend we had an out-of-state visitor swimming. She was a very serious swimmer, arrived a week early to acclimate, came with a bit of an entourage, and did some pretty amazing times (45-49). We also saw her taking frequent hits from a very large inhaler always just before her races as she was warming up and behind the blocks. Any thoughts?.
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A few years ago, chlorofluorocarbon-propellant albuterol inhalers were replaced by HFA-propellant inhalers (it was claimed this was for environmetal reasons, but reality is that there is patent protection on HFA Inhalers so no generics exist.).
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I will add that all inhalers are the same size. It might have appeared larger because she was using a spacer (which makes the delivery of the medicine more effective).
These are also very good points. The new HFA inhalers are universally believed to be not as effective. Many doctors also prescribe spacers to increase the efficacy of the drug delivery. Furthermore, the thread starter said she was taking "big hits" or something to that effect. That just means she was actually using the medicine correctly. Most people do not breath in hard enough to get the medicine where it's supposed to go.
Additionally, repeated doses can also be caused by a dirty inhaler. Most people don't know that your inhaler should be cleaned after every use. Failure to clean the device decreases its output.
A few years ago, chlorofluorocarbon-propellant albuterol inhalers were replaced by HFA-propellant inhalers (it was claimed this was for environmetal reasons, but reality is that there is patent protection on HFA Inhalers so no generics exist.).
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I will add that all inhalers are the same size. It might have appeared larger because she was using a spacer (which makes the delivery of the medicine more effective).
These are also very good points. The new HFA inhalers are universally believed to be not as effective. Many doctors also prescribe spacers to increase the efficacy of the drug delivery. Furthermore, the thread starter said she was taking "big hits" or something to that effect. That just means she was actually using the medicine correctly. Most people do not breath in hard enough to get the medicine where it's supposed to go.
Additionally, repeated doses can also be caused by a dirty inhaler. Most people don't know that your inhaler should be cleaned after every use. Failure to clean the device decreases its output.
