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7% Saline Solution

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 30, 2022 | Replies (242)
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He verified what my doctor and the article she sent me say. I cannot tolerate anything except .9% so is there any value in my spending time and and energy inhaling it 2x a day? Any percent will liquefy the stuck sputum to help move it out but only 7% is believed to kill some bacteria.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Apr 12, 2021

Rita - I guess whether you keep doing it depends on the desired outcome. Keep in mind that any solution that removes mucus will make your lungs a less friendly host for bacteria, so even if the .9% saline doesn't kill the NTM, it will give fewer opportunities for it to establish colonies - and to cough out some of the infected phlegm.

Just another way to look at it - fits my goal of living the best I can with bronchiectasis.
Sue

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