This Q&A addresses whether the use of a nebulizer by asthma patients breaks their fast during Ramadan.
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Firstly - Nebulizer:
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
If it requires something to descend into the throat, then it breaks the fast; otherwise, it does not.
Source: Official website.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
Deliberately inhaling vapor does not invalidate the fast unless it turns into water.
Source: Fiqh of the Guardian: Rulings of Ramadan
Secondly - Asthma Inhaler:
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
If the substance emitted by the inhaler enters the respiratory tract without going through the food and drink passage, as is apparent, it does not break the fast, nor does it invalidate the fast if there is doubt about it.
Source: Official website.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
The mentioned means used to open the respiratory system does not invalidate the fast.
Source: Answers to Inquiries, S762.
May you be successful in all good.