He cant stop coughing.

Is your husband clearing his lungs after nebulizing saline and using the vest?

Yes, he coughs alot after and some mucus comes up.

@mirsy
Is your husband under medical care? If not this should be brought up to PCP or to pulmonologist.

Bottom line need to find out what causing it. So many things can. Allergies, sinus issues, bronchitis, etc.

You mentioned vest so would indicate is under doctor care.

I have constant coughing after I eat. I have been told have sensitivity and causing extreme mucus. So I try to watch what causes the coughing and excess mucus. I tried all those nasal inhalers that are steriods and also nasal irrigation. I found the nasal irrigation with saline very helpful. I take a inhaler medication my PCP recommended that really help with my coughing and mucus. It is suppose to be a daily inhaler but I only use it when bronchitis and coughing kicks up.

I think important to find out the cause so can treat the symptoms.

I also Have 2 NTM"S and Bronchiectasis. I have picked up some kind of weird virus that seems to be a cross between Covid and flu. However no fever or maybe just a little at times. The coughing is draining me too. I take allergy meds, saline, do my vest , take Nyquill at night. But I waited way too long to call Dr for help. Been 15 days of living like this. So exhausted most days and can barely get off the couch. Hubby has something too but it appears different in him. MIne is my lungs and his is in his sinus, both have bad headaches and my skin hurts. I have issues with lungs and hubby doesn't so he is recovering better than me. DR called in Predisone and antibiotics for me. I just waited too long to call in and get help. I am just today, beginning to see the end of this tunnel. I think the antibiotic is drying up the discolored muscus and the steroids are helping me breath. CAll your DR. now and tell him what is up. Don't wait like I did.

I was advised by my pulmonologist’s office to use warm water, squeeze of lemon and some honey. It helps when I have severe coughing spells. I usually get those coughing spells in the winter but so far this year I haven’t had it. I used to carry it in a thermos when I would go out because it was the only thing that helped me in the event one of those spells started up.

Hello my name is Denise, my husband has Mac for 6 years, he also has copd too, , his one lung is completely gone and now it started growing in the other lung . I don’t think there’s anymore treatments left for him , his Dr says

I’m so sorry to hear that. Has he been to National Jewish Health for evaluation?

@nadia25 is your husband seeing an NTM specialist?

Have you tried albuterol, it’s not clear from your post? Back in the day, long before BE/NTM, I think I was in my 20’s, I had a cold with cough and the cough I could not shake and it went on and on and seemed to be almost self-sustaining, the more coughing the more coughing. I was actually at the dermatologist and she was like “whoa, what’s going on”, I explained I wasn’t contagious anymore just had this crazy dry cough with a life of its own. She sent me to urgent care to get an inhaler. She said the cough from the cold irritated my airways and I needed to calm that down to break cycle. They put me on an albuterol inhaler, a few days later the cough stopped. It was like magic. Obviously, many here are dealing with more complicated issues but to your specific question as to whether albuterol can help with cough I can definitely say it did for me. I think one factor may be whether your husband cough is dry or wet/productive. If dry, I would definitely talk to his medical team about albuterol or something similar. If it is a wet/productive cough, that sounds like an exacerbation which may need antibiotics. I agree with others about reaching out to medical team to puzzle through.

Thanks for your reply - his cough is both dry at times and productive at times. Glad to hear the albuterol stopped your cough. Did it make you feel jittery? Because he has the bronchiostatis the pulmonologist is only suggesting saline nebulizer and then the vest, but that hasn't helped him. He can try the albuterol tomorrow but a wondering if it makes one jittery. Thanks for your help!