All the national guidelines suggest that we do airway clearance for bronchiectasis regardless of sputum production. Just as we don’t necessarily see food caught between our tooth when we floss, we should clear our airways even if there is no obvious phlegm.

Here is a short video of Dr. Leigh Anne Daniels from the University of North Carolina talking about airway clearance. https://youtu.be/rYjWNP9xjfU

This is one of my favorite videos of all time sponsored by NTM Info & Research. It is Dr. Pamela McShane from the University of Texas at Tyler talking about airway clearance.