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Thank you narelled23, I also feel as if I cannot breath deeply, it feels as if my chest and belly are too small to take a deeper breath. I also have bronchiectasis and I am also treated for Mac, and have pseudomonas ( colonized) so there are many factors that can possibly contribute to how I breath. I hope to find answers at my next visit in two weeks at NJH. But thank you for sharing and your precious time
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Somewhere in this forum here I've commented on my trial of Spiriva. It dried my secretions and made lung clearance next to impossible. Airway clearance is already challenging enough! At first, my chest felt good as Spiriva is a treatment for asthma. After about a week I stopped it. It seems any pharmaceutical/inhaler etc that dries up secretions is counter to airway clearance. The list is long. If you have asthma it's likely necessary to use some sort of combo steroid/ bronchodilator inhaler. The smallest effective dose of inhaler steroid as discussed with your doctor.