Home Nebulizers in Childhood Asthma

Seventy five percent of 91 parents of asthmatic children (aged 6 months to 15.4 years) with home nebulizers, responded to a questionnaire that sought to document parental experience with this form of therapy. The most common indications for acquiring a nebulizer were inability to use metered dose inhalers and poor response or intolerance to oral medications. When the children were classified into those who used the nebulizer daily (27/69) and …