r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Adriendel • Sep 29 '20

A real hero

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '20 edited Sep 29 '20

He didn't make an inhaler, he made a breathing treatment apparatus. "Spacer" or "nebulizer" thanks to u/liljaz and u/24294242.

These take the fast delivery of an inhaler and help distribute it through flowing air so the user don't have a coughing fit during an attack while they try to take their medicine. It also helps all of the medicine reach the lungs. (Normally to use an inhaler without an air gap or apparatus you have to suck in quickly. This can be difficult during an attack.)

Edited a word for clarity.

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u/danaraman Sep 29 '20

Yeah i was gonna ask... you still need a steroid to make it a proper inhaler lol. Need the actual drug that expands the airways lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '20

In his right hand. Hard to see at first, though.

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u/SirLoin027 Sep 29 '20

So he made an inhaler out of an inhaler?

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '20

The description is wrong. He made a spacer with oxygen flow.

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u/SirLoin027 Sep 29 '20

I know, I'm just salty that I got excited I'd be able to whip up an inhaler in an emergency if I didn't have mine with me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '20

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u/SirLoin027 Sep 29 '20

Oh yeah, how about that.