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Are both flutter valve and nebulizer necessary?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 11 7:17pm | Replies (29)

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Linda, this video seems to indicate doing Autogenic breathing by only letting a small amount of your intake breath out before taking another breath in. The other videos I've seen only indicate to breathe out after each intake. This respiratory therapist did a good job with her presentation by actually performing the instructions and not just talking about them. Her instructions for autogenic breathing starts around 1:16:36 into the video. I'm not sure it makes any difference if the breaths are done the way she seems to be teaching it or not but I wonder why her method is the only one I've seen given the instructions this way.

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I know many of us wish that there was one way to do airway clearance. Unfortunately, there is not. Even when it comes to different breathing techniques including active cycle breathing and autogenic breathing, there are many varieties. What’s most important is to perhaps learn one of them and get comfortable with it. And then see if overtime see if it gets the job done. If not, switch to a variation on it or a different technique. And then of course, there’s combining different modalities in one session such as nebulizing, using an opep device like an Aerobika and let’s not forget postural drainage 🙂 I guess I’m saying the bottom line is airway clearance is as much an art form as it is a science. I hope this is helpful and not confusing, Linda Esposito