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Asthma inhalers are a true life saving innovation. Asthmatics always have their asthma inhalers ready as they are an integral part of the management process.

A metered dose asthma inhaler is commonly used. It is used by millions of patients of all ages around the world and gives them a much needed safety net. Other devices include a powder emitting type that is distributed as a mist when inhaled with a nebulizer.

How Asthma Inhalers Work

Asthma inhalers have been in use for over a century. Its main function has not changed greatly, but there have been many improvements over the years. The compound used in inhalers known as CFC has only recently been switched to halo carbons; this delivers a greater potency and rate of absorption.

Because the bronchial tubular muscles constrict during an asthma attack, it becomes difficult to breathe. Bronchodilators relax muscles in the airway, which allow the person to breathe with less difficulty. Athletes who suffer from asthma tend to use their asthma inhalers before and after games. Just recently, a star player was seen using an asthma inhaler during an Aussie Rules play-off game. Asthma does not need to control your quality of life, the fact that he could play at an elite level proves that. The Sports Haler helps with sports as it gives asthmatics a more portable option for there asthma inhaler.

Education is the key for asthma sufferers to control asthma and there are numerous things that you can try to help relieve your symptoms and even to help stave off future attacks.  Follow these tips to live a better life with asthma:

Exercise regularly

It is always a good idea to stay in shape, especially if you have asthma; although there is the possibility that exercise may bring on an attack.  A person with asthma should try aerobic exercises, such as swimming or walking; however, you should consult with your doctor before beginning any exercise program.  Before starting your workout, make sure you are warmed up with light exercise, and always remember to take your medication prior to exercising.

Make your position clear

A nurse or a physical therapist can very easily teach a technique called postural drainage, sometimes called gravity drainage. There are as many as nine different positions that can help clear your lungs of mucus.  Consider consulting a professional today to take advantage of this!

Learn to relax and control your emotions

Life’s challenges can be even more difficult for the anxious asthmatic.  Strong emotions will not cause asthma, but can provoke attacks and make it worse.  Yoga, meditation or other relaxation techniques can help you develop a more positive attitude, which in turn will help you stay cool, calm and collected.  Asthmatics can greatly benefit from the breathing exercises commonly used by these techniques.

Following these tips may help asthma sufferers control asthma and relieve symptoms.

Today there are many children with Asthma. Asthma is a lung illness which causes difficulty in breathing. An asthma attack occurs when the lungs do not get enough air for the person to breathe.  Asthma triggers than can be found around the home include dust mites, second hand smoke, bug infestations, mould, dirty carpet, plush animals, and animal fur. Vigorous exercise, air pollution, and some foods and respiratory tract infections can also be contributing factors. When a child cannot breathe easily, thereby providing oxygen to the lungs, the disease can become fatal.
Although asthma has no cure a child can remain healthy and vital if both the child and parents work together to follow precautions.
Have a discussion with your doctor about your fears relating to asthma attacks. Your doctor can discuss household asthma triggers with you and help to develop a plan to reduce or eliminate them. Keep a record of all the medications which your child needs in case he has an asthma attack.
Early signs of childhood asthma can include: wheezing when inhaling, easily tiring while playing, taking short breaths, a disturbed sleep pattern, persistent coughing, and complaints about chest pain.
Asthma and allergies are intimately related. The incidence of asthma in children is higher when they also suffer from allergies. Allergic Asthma is the most widespread among children and can be deadly if left untreated.
Children with asthma can sometimes cause increased absences at school.  Poor school performance and lower self-esteem may also be seen in children with asthma.
It’s hard to tell who will develop asthma. Children who have low levels of immunity have an increased risk of developing it.
It is the parents’ responsibility to ensure that the child’s asthma does not get in the way of childhood and everything that comes with it. Do not treat your child any differently. They need to be treated as a normal and healthy child. Children should be encouraged to express their feelings and anxieties about asthma freely. This is crucial to keeping a child’s illness under control. As parents, it can be quite a difficult challenge to deal with asthma in your child.  The Sports Haler can help parents ensure that children with asthma still have a normal and healthy childhood.

A lot of research went into developing the Sports Haler we talked to a lot of asthmatic people in all age ranges. When we interviewed asthma inhaler users and they all complained about the color, losing the caps as well as getting foreign bodies in the mouthpiece. The Sport Haler comes in different colors to make it more personal for asthma patients. Included in the product range are Sports Haler holders and lanyards. The silicone cover is an important feature so that you can be active in water sports. Sports Haler has come up with an answer to all these asthmatics needs.
We also did some clinical testing of this product. Since it is a product only and not the medication for the asthma, these fit most standard dose asthma inhalers. Just pop one in and off you go. We have received approval from the Asthma Foundation in Australia and the Government has given us TGA compliance. We have so far had some great feedback from asthmatic people in particular mothers with asthmatic children who have tried the Sports Haler.

We believe that the Sports Haler will be really good for children with asthma. We were overwhelmed with the positive response that we got form the asthma educators when we displayed the Sports Haler at the Australian Asthma and Respiratory Education Association Conference last year in 2007 not long after it was developed. They have been spending a lot of time in schools and hospitals educating people in particular children with asthma and believe that the Sports Haler is a very positive lifestyle product. Although they are not a sales force, and they are not trying to sell anything, we believe that the Sports Haler can help them break down the barriers and the stigma to asthma in particular with children. The asthma educators thought it was nice, bright and colorful; hence it was something that they were happy to talk about when educating children with asthma.

The Sports Haler is designed to help asthmatics stay active.  Like a mobile phone, you can choose your color and change the clips and holder covers. There is a holder in development that should be out in the market within a few months that allows more of a sports function. So, there are pouches that you can wear on a belt or on an arm band, or on a bike. There is also a lanyard that you can clip onto the holder or sew on the sports unit itself if you wanted to wear it around your neck. There is even a waterproof silicon cover that would enable you to take your asthma inhaler into water sports environment and keep it sealed. This is intended for surfers and surf lifesavers. The new products are designed at keeping asthmatics active.

It occurred to us that all asthma inhalers are the same. There are around fourteen (14) generic manufacturers in the world for these asthma inhalers and they all have the pale gray blue holder for the medication canister. The current canister holder has open ends that dusts can easily get into especially when kids lose the lid as they often do. Thus, we saw the opportunity to update the asthma inhaler and give the asthmatics a little bit of personal choice and portability. It increases safety and hygiene from the fact that the mouthpiece retracts and seals to stop the ingress of dirt and dust. It is great for parents who have kids with compliance issues as it is always difficult for parents to get kids to carry their asthma inhaler with them. Carrying an asthma inhaler can make kids uncomfortable due the social stigma elements that are involved.  By giving them a choice of colors and making the mouthpiece retractable with a range of holders, it has just made the asthma inhaler product more appealing and increases portability.

Listen to David Wharton, founder of the Sports Haler, explain the Sports Haler

We have observed that many asthmatic people – young or adult – are leading lifestyles different from the non-asthmatic ones because of their asthma and the portability of their asthma inhaler. For asthma there is a drug that pharmaceutical company offers which compliments the asthmatic lifestyles. This is generally a generic medication chemically identical because of its similar regulatory pathway.

The drug offered is an asthmatic medical solution to an asthma attack with a generic holder for the actual drug canister. But this does not address the person and his choices of lifestyle. Regardless of whether this person actively participates in sports or not, the drug serves its purpose. The asthmatic people should always carry the inhalers of their personalized choice with them.

We created the Sports Haler that is characterized by its portability and ability to be personalized by an asthmatic person. This asthma inhaler enhances safety from the retracting and sealing of the mouthpiece that stops any possible ingress of dust and dirt.

Kids are not comfortable to carry their puffers with them at all times. Most of the time, they would insert these asthma inhalers in their pockets. With the option to personalize the asthma inhaler and with its mouthpiece retractable with a range of holders, the asthma inhaler becomes more appealing. The innovation may give the parents an easy way to get compliance from the children in carrying their asthma inhaler around.

The new Sports Haler actually has its pouch that you can put on a belt or attach to your pants. Wearing the asthma inhaler around your neck is possible, too through a lanyard that can be clipped onto the holder.

The Sports Haler is its waterproof silicon cover. With this, you may even enjoy into water sports environment with less worry about your asthma because you’re ready to medicate it as soon as it comes.

It had been a practice by asthmatic individuals to leave their asthma inhaler on the beach while out on the surf. This is highly not advisable.

Asthmatics were really looking for a more portable solution for their asthma inhaler that was more attractive.

The Sports haler is an ideal asthma inhaler solution for a new generation of asthmatics.