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From Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com

Updated March 15, 2007

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A school age child getting a nebulizer treatment.
A school age child getting a nebulizer treatment.

A school age child getting a nebulizer treatment.

Photo (c) 2007 Vincent Iannelli, MD licensed to About.com, Inc.
A nebulizer treatment can help to relieve asthma symptoms if a reliever medicine, such as Albuterol or Xopenex, is used. In addition to using a nebulizer, a school aged child could also be taught to use an inhaler with a spacer to get his asthma treatment.

Dry powdered inhalers are also becoming popular for school aged children, so that they can avoid using a spacer or nebulizer all together.

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