@cyndanna
I don’t have MAC to contend with but I have a diagnosis of very mild Bronchiectasis that affects all the lobes and I must clear my lungs each day. Your situation might be quite different.

You said you are new to this. Do you see a pulmonologist? Everyone’s experience with Bronchiectasis (BE), or BE and MAC seems to be somewhat unique to them.

You can search through this forum to see past discussions about airway clearance or the huff cough etc. Click on ‘MAC & Bronchiectasis’ at the upper left corner of this discussion.

There are also very good YouTube videos often with trained Respirologists demonstrating postural drainage and the huff cough and other breathing techniques. You can likely request training on these options too, if you are near a pulmonary clinic or hospital.

I believe that learning how to huff cough is very important for us who need to cough up phlegm. As you read about the technique, the breath hold before you huff cough is critical.

Hold your breath before you exhale while using the huff cough or Aerobika for a count of four or five and if you can up to a count of 10, at times. It helps move more mucus upward as we huff cough.

Hope that helps!