Child. Exercise induced asthma. Help from inhalers while exercising. Safe to take inhalers in between practice?
Patient: My 12 year old son has exercise induced asthma.  He just finished cross country running season and would take one puff of an inhaler before running a 2 mile race (about a 6 minute mile +/-).  It worked wonders.  Now he is starting basketball tryouts and the practices are 2 hours long (for tryouts) with a ton of sprinting.  Is it safe for him to use the inhaler once before practice and once half way through? Doctor: Namaste Welcome to Healthcare-Magic Greetings of the day Its totally safe to take.  Apart from it steam inhalation before sleeping and after Getting up will also be helpful. Take care Regards