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Hey all, starting SmartVest... Anyone w positive experience?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 25 3:58pm | Replies (22)
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@lvnl

@kornblal thanks for posting this, I was starting to wonder if anyone was confident it was helping them. Do you have bronchiectasis and/or MAC (NTM)? And how long did it take before you felt the SmartVest was effective? It took me months of nebulizing with saline & most important 3 weeks of chest (respiratory) therapy to get it right & actually be able to clear sputum ... So I can be patient. But am curious about how others have gotten the SmartVest to work for them. Thanks in advance!

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kornblal | @kornblal | Aug 24 8:07pm

Hi, lvnl,
I have bronchiectasis and not MAC. The combination of Albuterol Nebs and the SmartVest was effective for me within the first 2 months. I was able to clear sputum from both treatments pretty much right away. It has gotten better using both treatments twice a day. I have learned to use them together sometimes doing one first and then the other. Does your vest fit very securely ? Hope this helps!

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