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Vibrating vest

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 14 8:08pm | Replies (7)

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Okay Marie thank/you. Did you find that it helped a lot? My Dr. has me on a sequence of the vest that lasts 40 mins!!! It does seem to bring up more mucus, but only small amounts at a time. I’ve done it separately also, and try postural drainage at the same time. But 40 mins is a long time with the vest only. It takes about 30 mins to nebulize before the vest. (Albuterol & 7% saline). Just looking for effective shortcuts I guess. But every bit of mucus helps.

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I also use the Hillrom Vest, but for 20 minutes. I use the albuterol aerosol puffer instead of nebulizing it. This saves me about 15 minutes. I do the albuterol aerosol puffer first, then the vest, then I nebulize 3% sodium chloride. Lastly I use the acapella flutter device for mucus clearing. This method works for me. I hope this helps. Any better suggestions from anyone would be welcome.