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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: May 1 2:39pm | Replies (40)
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I was told something slightly different.
Place the Aerobika comfortably in your mouth and have a good seal.
Breathe in - through your mouth - for a count of 3 or four. Hold that breath for a count of four, before you exhale through the Aerobika. You continue to repeat this technique.
It is important to hold your breath because this allows the air to get behind the mucus, so to speak, which makes it easier to huff cough and expel the phelgm.
Hope this helps. There are videos online demonstrating the use of the Aerobika that might be helpful to take a look at and then confirm with your pulmonologist.
Mine mentioned that sometimes patients don’t use it correctly and that I should review the video,
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I was just interested in what other people do. I was instructed on how to use it at Johns Hopkins Center for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis. I wondered if there was any advantage to breathing in through the device. One thing I would imagine is you must be sure it is very clean if you do that. I do hold my breath for a few seconds, I just take air in on my own not through the device. I will review the online video too to be sure I am still doing it properly, since it’s been about 4 years…. Thanks for your advice!