Your input — is nebulizing only once a day okay?

Posted by cate123456 @cate123456, Nov 23, 2022

I nebulize every morning, and after 2-3 hours the mucus wants to come up and I do AWC. I always get the same amount approx 1/8 cup of clear mucus with 10-12 small light yellow plugs. When I also neb in the late afternoon or evening nothing comes up , but I cough at night which wakes me up and only a tiny bit of clear mucus comes up. It doesn't seem worth it to me to neb twice a day, as I don't clear any mucus , and it keeps me up at night coughing a bit even when I neb in late afternoon instead of evening. I have stable bronch and MAC, not on antibiotics.
Any opinions?

Does anyone else only nebulize once a day?

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Hi Cate,
I only nebulize 1x per day with 3% saline. My doctor suggested twice a day, but
I haven't worked up to that point yet. I do feel that this is adequate for right now and have set 2x a day for a goal in the new year.
I have mild bronchiectasis, asthma, mild copd, and mild emphysema.

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