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COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Apr 8 5:16am | Replies (44)
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Thanks copdslayer and Smokey. My most challenging symptom is mucus hypersecretion where I cough up thick gunk all day long and overnight - very taxing. Any ideas, other than Mucinex and NAC. I do have scarring and a 5 cm cavitary lesion, and other lung issues. Peace!

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Smokey, the Chain-Smoking Mouse with a Plan | @copdslayer | Mar 23 6:02pm

I've read Azithromycin may help, best speaking with your doctor about it.
Also there are trials going on with bronchoscopy procedures which may help, but I don't know when they will be widely available.

Bronchial rheoplasty Reduces symptoms and goblet cell hyperplasia by delivering nonthermal pulsed electric fields to mucus-producing airway cells

Resector balloon desobstruction - A latex balloon is inflated and deflated causing disruption of hyperplastic goblet cells

Targeted lung denervation (TLD) Bronchoscopy radiofrequency ablation is used to disrupt pulmonary parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion

Spray cryotherapy Uses nitrogen spray, which can induce airway tissue repair without scaring by destroying hyperplastic goblet cells and excess submucosal glands
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10344637/
Good luck

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