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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 2 7:38am | Replies (5)
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Hello Marie-
Overall the huff cough is suggested because it is not suppose to be so forceful to cause pressure or tension and hopefully not for you to experience reflux.
Take your deep breaths through the nose, hold it and then just gently huff cough, meaning you would be making a ha, ha, ha sound.
Have you watched one or more of the many good videos showing how to do the huff cough.
Some people hold a pillow to the abdomen when they huff cough.
Barbara
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I use the huff cough with postural drainage twice a day. I do find the breathing techniques and huff cough work well, but often it isn’t just a gentle huff cough that helps to expel mucus. It’s a forceful cough at times.
That coupled with lying on my back, legs pulled up and hands behind my head seems to work. I turn on my side with the one arm raised and breathe, hold breath for count of five, exhale strongly engaging diaphragm , then hold breath again for a 5-10 count, and get up and huff cough to expel mucus. Works well. Sometimes I put a pillow under my hips.