#15 – Do inhalers cause weight gain?

Seretide diskus inhaler

In episode #15 of the Top Lung Health podcast I discuss whether inhalers cause weight gain. Many inhalers contain a low dose of corticosteroids, however this dose is usually too low to cause any significant side effects throughout the body.…

Dropped inhaler – is it broken?

What happens if you drop an inhaler such as Symbicort? Is it permanently broken and do you need a replacement? In most cases it is probably fine. It may be broken if there are obvious cracks and all the parts…

#14 – Familial pulmonary fibrosis – live explanation

Familial interstitial lung disease and fibrosis

In this episode a “live” explanation about familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) or familial interstitial pneumonia (FIP). Familial cases of lung scarring can be caused by variants in something called telomere-related genes. Telomeres are repetitive sequences of DNA at the end…

#11 – Good asthma treatment but still many symptoms?

Inhaler

What can be done if despite a theoretically correct asthma treatment there are still many symptoms? This is common, as asthma inhalers are usually given based on international guidelines (such as GINA Asthma). Therefore, even non-specialist doctors are usually able…

How to choose an inhaler for lung disease?

Inhalers

In this article I will go over everything you need to know about how an inhaler is chosen. The main things to consider are the indication (condition being treated), the medication in the inhaler and your ability to use that…