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7% Saline Solution

Posted by thumperguy @thumperguy, Jan 7, 2020

Got a supply of 7% vials and got a real jolt in my throat when I began inhaling it. However I quickly adapted to it and was able to finish the vial. Within a few minutes I was coughing and bringing stuff up - a first. I never had a timely response to 0.9. Bottom line: I guess the 7% solution is...well the real solution. Not to be confused with the Sherlock and Sigmund thing. Forgive my corny effort at mirth. Don

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poodledoc | @poodledoc | Mar 2, 2021

For those of you not able to watch the Zoom webinar on Inhaled Hypertonic Saline this Friday. I was told that NTM will have the same information on their youtube site sometime mid-March. https://www.youtube.com/user/NTMir This web site is a huge source of excellent information relating to NTM & MAC & Bronchiectasis etc..

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lorifilipek | @lorifilipek | Mar 2, 2021
In reply to @poodledoc "For those of you not able to watch the Zoom webinar on Inhaled Hypertonic Saline this..." + (show)
@poodledoc

For those of you not able to watch the Zoom webinar on Inhaled Hypertonic Saline this Friday. I was told that NTM will have the same information on their youtube site sometime mid-March. https://www.youtube.com/user/NTMir This web site is a huge source of excellent information relating to NTM & MAC & Bronchiectasis etc..

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@poodledoc Thanks, doc! We all really appreciate your comments!

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lynne63 | @lynne63 | Mar 25, 2021
In reply to @kathyhg "Thanks for your message - I’m trying 7% saline in my nebulizer when I finish my..." + (show)
@kathyhg

Thanks for your message - I’m trying 7% saline in my nebulizer when I finish my 3% and I’ll know that I can expect it to bother my throat. I’m glad to hear it worked so well. I’ve used 3% for a few months and it usually makes me cough up stuff but not as much or as often as it should.

Have people had other side effects from the 7% saline?

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I think I saw a question of yours on a NTM site. There is a water filter that removes 100% of NTM. It's the LifeStraw Go. See the research here "physical measures to reduce exposure to tap water- associated NTM" google search for the scientific article. I can't post the link on this forum.

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lorifilipek | @lorifilipek | Mar 25, 2021
In reply to @lynne63 "I think I saw a question of yours on a NTM site. There is a water..." + (show)
@lynne63

I think I saw a question of yours on a NTM site. There is a water filter that removes 100% of NTM. It's the LifeStraw Go. See the research here "physical measures to reduce exposure to tap water- associated NTM" google search for the scientific article. I can't post the link on this forum.

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@lynne63 I think this is the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7304319/

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poodledoc | @poodledoc | Mar 30, 2021

The NTM webinar on Hypertonic Saline is now available on YouTube. It lasts about an hour, have not had a chance to view it yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMGH8PTwRI

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lorifilipek | @lorifilipek | Mar 31, 2021
In reply to @poodledoc "The NTM webinar on Hypertonic Saline is now available on YouTube. It lasts about an hour,..." + (show)
@poodledoc

The NTM webinar on Hypertonic Saline is now available on YouTube. It lasts about an hour, have not had a chance to view it yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMGH8PTwRI

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@poodledoc Thanks! Very interesting!

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alleycatkate | @alleycatkate | Mar 31, 2021

@poodledoc Thanks so much for the link!
Kate

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irene5 Irene Estes | @irene5 | Mar 31, 2021
In reply to @poodledoc "The NTM webinar on Hypertonic Saline is now available on YouTube. It lasts about an hour,..." + (show)
@poodledoc

The NTM webinar on Hypertonic Saline is now available on YouTube. It lasts about an hour, have not had a chance to view it yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMGH8PTwRI

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@poodledoc Excellent and informative. Thank you. irene5

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rits | @rits | Apr 1, 2021
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@poodledoc

The NTM webinar on Hypertonic Saline is now available on YouTube. It lasts about an hour, have not had a chance to view it yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMGH8PTwRI

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Thanks for posting this. I saw the notification but felt it was perhaps not worth my time because after more than 10 years, I thought
I knew pretty much everything useful to know about inhaling saline. But I didn't . The presenter had a nice easy way of explaining with really good slides. Because I cannot use hypersonic saline (3% or 7%) and am using isotonic (.9 %), I was especially interested in
his discussion of the difference along with the graphs. Also he is leading a study re the benefits , if any, of inhaling saline at all. Imo worth the hour.

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poodledoc | @poodledoc | Apr 12, 2021
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@rits

Thanks for posting this. I saw the notification but felt it was perhaps not worth my time because after more than 10 years, I thought
I knew pretty much everything useful to know about inhaling saline. But I didn't . The presenter had a nice easy way of explaining with really good slides. Because I cannot use hypersonic saline (3% or 7%) and am using isotonic (.9 %), I was especially interested in
his discussion of the difference along with the graphs. Also he is leading a study re the benefits , if any, of inhaling saline at all. Imo worth the hour.

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@rits Yes I found it to be a very good presentation. One thing I really found interesting was that for non-CF bronchiectasis it did not matter much what strength saline you use (0.9%, 3% or 7%) but for NTM infections the 7% was best. Of course some people's lungs can not tolerate the 7% so just use the highest % you can.

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