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Hypertonic Saline VS Sodium Chloride
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jul 9, 2025 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
I forgot to explain why the hypertonic helps.
Saline in just salt (sodium chloride) water. As Sue said, the .9 is the same concentration as in our body (isotonic). The higher amounts of salt draw more water from body into airways, thinning the mucus and making it easier to cough out.
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pacathy. Thanks for the detailed description of the way saline, via nebbing, effects the airways. I've never heard it explained like that.
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I have heard on this group of studies which also point out that 7% saline is more effective at keeping MAC away than the 3% saline. I could be misremembering.