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Severity of mucus accumulation
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 24 10:50am | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
I don't notice a very strong pattern but I neb and use the Aerobika in the morning and evening. The 7% usually brings up a lot of clear mucus immediately but sometimes I find that I don't get as much out as I'd like. I always want to see some of the impacted mucus come out and it's just hard to get out! Even after percussive cupping and postural draining. As you mentioned though, there might be a delayed effect. At times, randomly throughout the day—I want to believe it's because it's loosened from the morning neb+airway clearance—I'll clear out a mucus plug or two which is reassuring.
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Can you describe to me what a mucus plug is and possibly what it looks like? I used to once in awhile bring up and cough out “globs” 1 occasionally 2 early in my disease process, but I don’t anymore. Although I do get out a good amount of mucus usually in the morning and evening. I know in the morning it’s settled from the night so there’s more, I lately at times have nebbed 3% midday and that brings up some also. I believe the predominant area of my Bronchiectasis is in my lower lobes that is why it’s been much harder to cough out in the last 4-5 months or so. I also had Covid last month so I think that played a major role in my symptoms.