Help with automatic inhaler

[buffymad]

My husband has been prescribed an automatic inhaler, one of those where it's meant to release the dose when you breathe in through the mouthpiece. He's done what it says on the instructions but isn't sure if it's working. So my question is can you actually feel it or hear it when it puffs into your throat? How strong do you have to breathe in? Never used one before so it's all new!

[buffymad]

Forgot to say the doc hasn't actually said he's got asthma. He's had a persistent cough for about 3 weeks now, not too bad through the day (works outdoors) but always worse when resting at home at night. Doc couldn't say what might be causing it and prescribed the inhaler! Not altogether sure how it's meant to help! Any comments?!

[redcrx]

is it one of the ones that you click clockwise and anticlockwise and then inhlale? Those are powders rather than an eccelerant one so you wont hear anything.

If so, i have a red symbicort one for asthma and i cant really taste it as its breathed straight in.

[jno]

I've got an asthma one; you can hear a little puff and feel it on the back of the mouth. You don't have to be very strong, just inhale - I try to inhale quickly rather than a long, slow breathing in. It may be that the pinhole where it comes out is blocked - try holding it under the hot water tap for a few seconds.