How can oral thrush be treated while using a nebulizer with Albuterol and Medisone?
Patient: my tongue is white covered with thrush) I am using a nebulizer with albuterol and medisone is there anything I can do now until I reach my doctor tomorrow morning ( I have been rinsing my mouth with biotene mouth wash Iris Jacobsen YYYY@YYYY Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Taking Nebulizer that contains Steroid is a potent cause for oral thrush.The first thing that you need to do is to rinse your mouth thoroughly with water after using Nebuliser.For now you can suck Clotrimazole lozenges and gargle with Nystatin mouthwash, it will help in clearing thrushTake more of probiotics like Yogurt and garlic.Drink plenty of water.Keep the tongue clean using a tongue scraper.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora