28/08/2025
FYI
💥S U P E R S P A C E R S💥
A spacer is a chamber that holds
medicine, so that you can breathe it in properly💨 An inhaler is slotted into it.
Why are spacers so super? ✨
💙Without a spacer, most of the asthma medication from an inhaler can hit the back of your throat or be swallowed, and not inhaled. If you don’t use a spacer you only get around 8️⃣% of the medicine!
💛Coordinating pressing the inhaler and breathing in at the same time is hard, especially for young children 👶👦
💚When medicine hits the throat or mouth 👄 instead of the lungs 🫁, it can cause side effects like:
- Oral thrush (fungal infection) 👅
- rashes around your/your child’s mouth 👄 and face, which can be sore.
💙using a spacer reduces this risk by minimizing drug deposition in the mouth and throat.
💜the type of spacer your child can use will vary depending on their age and ability and they come in different colors, like these little buddies above!
Find out more about spacers here: Spacers | Asthma + Lung UK
