I have been using the nebulizer and aerobika for over 3 years and remained stable. Prior to that, I was on the big 3 (3 antibiotics, 3 days a week) for about 6 months but had to stop because I woke up one day with terrible tinnitus and hearing loss. I realized that my respirologist didn’t know very much about NTM so I found an NTM specialist (who took me off the medication and started me on airway clearance). My bacterial count in the AFB test was 4+ after 6 months on the medication but it has fluctuated around 0 or 1+ since getting established on the airway clearance.

Like you, I had barely any sputum all the time I was on the medication. I do now that I do airway clearance twice a day with 7% saline and use the aerobika. I also get my husband to pat my back and sides where the respiratory therapist working with the NTM specialist directed us (further loosens the goop in my lungs). I also do sort of lung (autogenic) squeeze that I learned from a facebook group I follow on lung matters.

This is a great forum to follow as there is so much knowledge and experience shared by people who have been dealing with bronchiectasis and NTM (I have MAC). Hope you are able to benefit from this knowledge to manage your health care!