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@kathyhg I too experience coughing using the 7% saline. Some days I can't quite finish the neb, but unlike medication where it is necessary in order to get the full dose, I figure that's fine. The purpose of the saline is to irritate the lungs to bring up the mucus, so if I'm doing it, the job is done. I do try to get as much as possible because I know the saline also helps suppress the MAC, but hey, you do what you can. By the way, I also noticed I can actually taste the saltiness of the mucus several hours after the treatment, so I must be getting plenty. Also, initially I was using 5ml vials, but the last Rx was for 4ml - the pharmacist says he can even get 3ml. His take was that at 5 feet and 100 pounds, the smaller dose was probably plenty for my body. How large are the vials you are using? Sue
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Hello Sue, I like your posts so much, you are full of knowledge, experience and generosity to share. I would very much appreciate it if you oriented me, I have read about saline 7% inhibiting MAC growth in vitro but I have not been able to find information about dose to do so in vivo. I remember I read something in a post, maybe yours not really sure, saying that there was a French article or a French physician using s7% to treat MAC. I was diagnosed MAC almost 2 years ago, a couple of months later bronchiectasis, I am not on TT since I feel fine most of the time, I have learned to take care to prevent exacerbations and since I learned about saline I used when i started coughing about a month ago, I used it only once a day, before bedtime (being horizontal made me cough) worked fine, really I do not secretion and really believe that what I expulse is nasal mucus more than flegm, I stopped after 2 week cough came back, so back to nebulize, 5 days ago stopped again, feeling fine, question: Is there any evidence that continuous neb inhibits MAC growth? Or S7% only prevents surge of active infection? Sorry my writing is so akward, I am not native English, also I must tell you that in Chile -I am Chilean- MAC is not common so the infectologist did not know about saline. Do you know if there are studies that link the growth cycle of the MAC and susceptibility to saline? Or at least a trial on usage scheme? Hopefully you and your family are doing fine, thank you very much.
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Sue, not pertaining to this post but is it no longer possible to send private messages to forum posters?