Asthma

Inhalers require timing the inhalation phase of breathing with the release of the aerosol, which can be difficult to learn leading to the patient not benefiting from treatment. The spacer is a big mouthpiece that can be fitted to the mouthpiece of the inhaler and used to cover the whole face. There is no need to time the breathing with the press of the inhaler, the aerosol is released into the spacer and the patient can breathe it in at their own leisure.

Home remedies for Asthma:
Water: Drinking a lot of water will keep the secretions in the lung moist and this will decrease the cough severity and frequency and will decrease breathlessness.
Tea: Contains the substance theophylline which is used as a drug in treatment of asthma. Also the caffeine helps the respiratory effort.
Honey: Eating honey regularly might gradually heal asthma related to pollen allergy!
However the honey must be produced by bee keepers in the same area the patient lives in, so that the allergens in the honey are similar to the pollen the patient is exposed to in the environment at home and work. This is similar to the hyposensitization technique described above.
When to see the Doctor?
The doctor should be visited regularly so he can measure the lung functions through SPIROMETRY tests, like Peak Flow Rate. The latter is a test where the patient breathes forcefully through a tube connected to a device that calculates the speed of the air leaving the patients lung, which indicates how much obstruction there is in the lungs. Successive measurements are useful to measure response to treatment.
Whenever the symptoms do not respond to the maintenance therapy (for example steroid inhaler and bronchodilator inhaler) medical advice should be sought expeditiously, before the symptoms develop to a full blown attack.
Any NEW symptoms should be promptly reported to the doctor because they might indicate medicine side effects or underlying disease.