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I have asthma, and i play the saxophone and i was wondering....?

i have a nebualizer wich opens my lungs(right?) so dose that mean i can hold more air in my lungs? cuz i have a test tommorow and i could use the extra air, is there anything wrong with this?

Lung capacity is finite. So taking albuterol will not increase your lung capacity.

When you are having symptoms of asthma, air is trapped in the lungs and is unable to escape. So let's say for example, 10% of the lungs are not useable as they are storing air, so to speak. By using a bronchodilator like albuterol, you help to eliminate the trapped air, thereby maximizing your God-given lung capacity.

Over a long term there are ways to increase your lung capacity through training, such as swimmers do.

Bottom line, if you aren't having asthma symptoms, taking your inhaler probably will only give you the side effects (tachycardia, jitteriness) with little benefit.

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