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Severity of mucus accumulation

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 24 10:50am | Replies (8)

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@spider109 A mucus plug in my experience is different than the clear, thinner mucus that I typically bring up after/during my nebulizer treatment and airway clearance. In my experience they are small, pencil-eraser-sized and thick yellow -or- yellow/brown globs. I think amount, color and viscosity is likely different for everyone.

In a CT scan or x-ray, they appear as opaque areas in the airways and sometimes are referenced as airways that show impaction or are 'impacted'.

Have you spoken with your doctor about the amount of mucus you're producing and whether respiratory therapy with postural drainage and percussive cupping might help get some of that out of your lower airways?

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I do all of that to some degree, i also nebulize AM/PM. I have the vibration vest and do postural drainage on my tilt bed after nebulizing in evening. (Foot end elevated of course) I never had this much problems since a lung infection in July, followed by Covid mid September. Expelling the mucus was so much easier for the previous 3 years or so. Yes occasionally a tough time or two, but nothing like now. My Pulmonologist is aware of course and is waiting for sputum culture results to check for MAC. Thank-you for your reply