@kathyjjb Can you do your own percussion cupping on either side of your breast bone and would you be able to bend your arms at your elbows to reach your back and with your fists 'pound' on your lungs on the side of your spine....after doing the nebulizing,? What I mean is in between a good few breaths of breathing in the saline and then doing the percussion, air way clearance method and the huff cough before starting all over again. It helps me, at least I feel it does.
I feel I was somewhat compacted to start with and in time with nebulizing and the full process it began loosening up and breaking up the mucus and mucus plugs that were all somewhat compacted . My logic, don't know if I am right.
I did not like the vest...I did not like that it was pounding in areas of the body, stomach,, breast bone, spine, etc.. .....where it didn't need to be pounding. My thought on the vest....needs to be tailor made for each person.
Hope in time you are able to bring up the amount that needs to be brought up and that would put a happy face on you! Putting the time into most everything, generally speaking, makes a difference.
Barbara