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There are many different inhalers used to deliver inhaled pharmaceutical aerosols (IPAs). Most people have seen someone using a “puffer” to alleviate asthma and sinusitis symptoms. Inhalers have been a very popular choice of treatment for patients with respiratory symptoms because they deliver fast relief and most of these inhalers are very easy to use.

Inhalers disperse medications in very small particles, making them great tools for reaching the insides of the sinuses and nose. Particle size is a major factor in the distribution and effectiveness of inhalation medications given to a patient. The smaller the size, the better it helps in improving one”’’s respiratory condition such as chronic sinusitis.

The technical term for these puffers is “pressurized metered dose inhaler” (pMDI or MDI) or “propellant metered dose inhaler.” pMDIs are the most commonly used inhaler worldwide. The aerosol is created when a valve is opened, allowing liquid propellant to spray out of a canister.

Nebulizers have been around in one form or another for more than a century. Nebulizers produce a mist of drug-containing water droplets for inhalation. In any type of nebulizer, the drug is usually contained in solution in the water in the nebulizer.

Another major type of inhaler is the dry powder inhaler(DPI). In DPIs the aerosol is a powder, contained within the device until it is inhaled. In many DPIs the drug is mixed with much larger sugar particles.

It is only recently that pediatric nebulizers have been available. Now there are so many kinds of childrens nebulizers, in many colors and some are branded with popular television or movie characters.