3.Breathe in Too Late or Too Soon
An inhaler typically releases a dose in less than half a second. If you breathe in after that, a lot of the medicine may stick to your mouth and throat instead of going down into your lungs. And if you fill your lungs with air before you push your inhaler button, there’s no room for the medicine to get in there and do its work. Instead: Add a spacer to your inhaler. It holds a dose in a small tube so you can breathe it in when you’re ready.
4.Have Loose Lips
They don’t just “sink ships,” as the saying goes, they can also waste inhaler doses. If your lips are loose enough to let air out when you take a puff, they can send your medicine that way as well. Instead: Make sure your lips form a total seal around the end of your inhaler.
