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How to understand Sputum/Bronchoscopy and CT changes over time
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: May 14 2:29pm | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
When at the Mayo now 3 weeks ago, I bought a nebulizer there that works great. I’m using 3% saline solution and an Aerobika . The respiratory specialist gave me a special mouthpiece (PariLCPlus) for the nebulizer with tubing. He showed me how to use the aerobika while nebulizing. That said, I just can’t cough up enough sputum for a decent sample.
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It sounds like you've had excellent airway clearance advice. You might want to ask your therapist the following:
-how much sputum do they need? I was once working with a therapist who was doing manual therapy on me and I coughed up a dime size sample. We sent it to the lab and it grew MAC.
-could you use 7 or 10 % just for the sputum sample?
-have you tried exercising before airway clearance?
-what about postural drainage? Many therapists don't like it because it increases the probability of reflux but sometimes it boils down to priorities
-what about using the smartphone autogenic drainage app?
-would a hand-held massage gun make a difference?
I hope this is helpful,
Linda Esposito