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Dry Heaving and Airway Clearance
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 21 4:48pm | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
@pled I have not had the experience with airway clearance, but have never used a vest and very rarely resort to postural drainage. But, when I get a cold with a lot of nasal/sinus drainage, coughing often makes me gag - ever since I was a kid.
Maybe @pacathy has the right idea - to hold off on postural drainage for a few days. It could be you are overwhelming your irritated airways.
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Sue- I believe at one point you were doing a yoga pose (dog pose) to help with clearing the lungs. Is that your airway clearance technique that you still use....is it the only airway clearance technique that you use? What air way clearance technique(s) did you find most helpful for you?
I ask because your CT is stable, nebulizing is limited to the decision made by you and your doctor and you had a short go of it with the antibiotics and "no vest/rarely resort to postural drainage. Does that also mean you are clear of any MAC infection? I can't remember what the most recent sputum test you did reported.
Hoping I get a good sputum test report this month coming.
Barbara