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Seal your Lips Tilt Your Head Inhale Medication Napkin Test
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Tilt Your Head
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Tilt your head back slightly -- about 45 degrees.

This will fully open your airway and maximize the amount of powdered medication you will inhale.

If your chin is down, or if your head is level as you inhale the medication, the airflow will be more turbulent.

This will cause the powder to deposit on the back of your throat, -- reducing drug delivery to your smaller airways.

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