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Airway clearance and how I feel throughout the day
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 9, 2025 | Replies (121)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for your reply. That makes sense. I really appreciate it.
Can you tell me what your airway clearance routine is?
Since I have it in three loaves, it is very concerning to me. It progressed from one to three in less than a year.
Does anyone in this forum know anyone who has actually died from this?
Of course we all hope this will never happen, but I’m wondering about the natural progression of the disease treated or untreated. Thank you so much for your replies Jill.
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Usually, the standard is to do airway clearance twice daily. No, it is not possible to get "everything" out but the more you can, the better it is for us. Consistency is the name of the game.
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Hi Jill,
What I understand about the chances of dying from bronchiectasis from various comments here is that we are generally much, much more likely to die "with" the condition than die "of" the condition. Of course as we age we are likely to have other conditions too so the picture can be complicated. And BE needs to be well controlled by our daily airway clearance to minimize the risk of infection and the risk of progressive damage to the lungs. We don't have a statistical study of ourselves on this support group, but from what I can tell from those who post, there are some whose quality of life is severely impacted and many more who are leading a close -to- normal life by careful routine.
That's a long answer to a short question and I hope it can give you some ease of mind.