How to Spot A Bronchodilatoraholic

Do you sleep with your inhaler under your pillow? Do people call you "puffer head?" Do you have inhalers hidden all over your home? If you do, you just might be a bronchodilatoraholic. Here are 31 signs that you might be overusing your quick-relief asthma inhaler.

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How to Spot A Bronchodilatoraholic

Do you sleep with your inhaler under your pillow? Do people call you "puffer head?" Do you have inhalers hidden all over your home? If you do, you just might be a bronchodilatoraholic. Here are 31 signs that you might be overusing your quick-relief asthma inhaler.

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