This is going to be the best nasal spray
instructional video you've ever seen, trust me
so before we learn how to use
our nasal spray I just want to run
through how it actually works
because it's gonna help me explain a few
different points to you, here's my nasal
spray they all more or less work the
same way you have your container at the
bottom which contains the medicine
a feed tube which goes up to the spray
pump tip which when you press produces a
fine mist, now let's look at this it also
works in a similar way to your nasal
spray now I know it's not a medical
device but the reason I'm showing it to
you is that you'd never spray it like
this would you? Because if you did you'd
quickly learn that it doesn't work which is
precisely why you should always hold
your nasal spray upright when you're
using it because just like the other
example if the feed tube isn't in the
solution it's not going to work properly
so let's say you've just collected your
new nasal spray or you haven't used to
your old one in a while, now are you
remembering to prime it before you use it
what you doing? "umm I just thought I'd do your scene for you" oh right (LAUGHTER)
well if it's good I'll use it. So priming
allows the chambers to fill properly so
you get the right amount of medicine
each time you use it so to prime a
nasal spray all you do is point away
from yourself
do a few sprays until it produces a fine
mist and now it's ready to use
so the first thing that you need to do is blow
your nose then shake your nasal spray
and remove the dust cap now let's
observe how it's done but make sure you
watch the full video because I'm going
to show you common mistakes which many
patients make which you can avoid the
first thing you do is tilt your head
forward now let's say we're gonna spray
in our left nostril I'm gonna pull the
nostril with my left hand and spray with
my right hand now if we're going to
spray it in the right nostril we're
going to do it the opposite way so I'm
going to pull with my right hand I'm
gonna spray with my left hand now let's
watch how it's done
insert the tip into the nostril at the
proper angle so up and slightly out so
it's almost towards the corner of your
eye whilst in the nostril this way the
spray can get into your sinus cavities
now you can spray (NASAL SPRAY SOUND)
so the trick is small little sniffs like
that just keeps it in place and stops it
from dripping out
ok mistake number one probably the most common mistake I see patients making and that's that they
lean back when they use their nasal spray
and they also snort as soon as they've
used their nasal spray so I'm going to demonstrate this put the nasal spray to you so you can
avoid making the same mistake so they
lean back like this put the nasal spray
in their nose (NASAL SPRAY SOUND) and snort as soon as they press the nasal spray now if you do this
the medicine isn't going to stay where
it's meant to be and it's all gonna go
in your throat and it's gonna leave a
horrible taste mistake number two many
people tend to use their right hands to
spray in both nostrils which is great
for your left nostril because you're
able to get the correct angle which I
mentioned earlier but when it comes to
your right nostril you end up spraying
into your septum and that can cause
bleeding and irritation so like I
mentioned earlier switch hands so you're
able to get the correct angle why is
Abraham the pharmacist calling me
hello "hey Abraham the pharmacist, it's Abraham the pharmacist" hi Abraham the pharmacist
"I've been using this nasal spray but I can't feel anything I don't think it's working"
well are you following my video guide? "of
course I am your videos are the best"
(LAUGHTER) you're too nice but are you remembering
to take off the little cap on the top of the nasal spray?
"oh this little cap
thanks Abraham the pharmacist"
if you're a pharmacist watching this video I'm sure that scenario has happened to you
loads of times for some strange reason
patients forget to remove this cap
before they use it so if you're using a
nasal spray please remove the cap before
you use it and please put it back on
once you're done and that's it you're
now a nasal spray pro let me know how
you get all my guide by leaving a
comment below because I'd love to read it
and as always with any medication please
always read the information leaflet that
comes with it and if you have any
further questions ask your amazing
friendly pharmacist
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