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Tips for toddlers using face mask
- Thread starter dyza
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Pari makes a bubbles the fish mask. It's a soft plastic/rubber mask with eyes and fins painted on it like a fish. I've gotten a couple of those from the RT department at the hospital and have ordered them online. The RTs also gave me a dinosaur one. They also make smaller children's masks.
Does he have to use a mask or can it be blown into his face? Liza
Does he have to use a mask or can it be blown into his face? Liza
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>dyza</b></i>
Our nephew, who is 3 , has been dx with asthma and has been given ventalin to use 4 times a day. He is refusing to take it , is scared of the mask,( maybe an adult mask, as it covers his eyes), any ideas, will a spacer work as he dosent like the taste.</end quote></div>
Hiya Craig,
How's it going? Our daughter uses a ventolin inhaler before she does her nebuliser, purely just to open her airways. She uses the inhaler via a spacer, no probs at all. she's even got a kiddies one with teddy bears on which helps, lol. As for your nephew not liking the taste, I've no idea what to suggest. I definitely would stay clear of the mask. What about just giving him a treat after he's used the inhaler? I dunno? Can I get back to you?!!
Charlotte<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
Our nephew, who is 3 , has been dx with asthma and has been given ventalin to use 4 times a day. He is refusing to take it , is scared of the mask,( maybe an adult mask, as it covers his eyes), any ideas, will a spacer work as he dosent like the taste.</end quote></div>
Hiya Craig,
How's it going? Our daughter uses a ventolin inhaler before she does her nebuliser, purely just to open her airways. She uses the inhaler via a spacer, no probs at all. she's even got a kiddies one with teddy bears on which helps, lol. As for your nephew not liking the taste, I've no idea what to suggest. I definitely would stay clear of the mask. What about just giving him a treat after he's used the inhaler? I dunno? Can I get back to you?!!
Charlotte<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
thanks guys, I thought there may be kiddies masks out there, the dinosaur one would be ideal as he is dino mad, its just a matter of sourcing them now. I'll ask the boys nurse as she deals with asthma as well as the Cf, didn't want to bother her just now as I think there are a couple of more babies locally with Cf just dx, and I'm thinking back to the amount of time she took with us at first.
but thanks again
but thanks again