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Top Docs: 5 things to know about inhalers

Dr. Benjamin Leeman, a pulmonologist in Valley Stream.

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Dr. Benjamin Leeman, a pulmonologist in Valley Stream. (Oct. 28, 2012)

Asthma inhalers bring tremendous relief to wheezing patients, and advances in recent decades have made them more effective. But they're also more complicated, requiring careful use.

Here's what you need to know about this chronic lung disease:

 

  1. ANY OLD WAY WON'T WORK

 

Some people simply stick an inhaler in their mouth, trigger it and breathe. But they won't get...

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