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Anyone have experience with bronchiectasis and Haemophilus influenzae?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Feb 16, 2023 | Replies (22)
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Sue, my mucus is still so thick that it still take me hours to clear enough to go to bed for the night.

I was taking guafenesin 1200 mg bid but now i am taking 600 mg bid. I can' tell any difference in the 1200 and the 600 as far as thining.

I am neb 7% saline followed by Levalbuterol, followed by percussion vest and areobika with another vial of 7% saline attached.

In between all of it, I am up and down to the bathroom to gargle, cough and spit and drain mucus.

I drink hot tea. (Breath Easy) tea during the day. Any other suggestions for thinning agents?
I remember reading something about a herb or supplement made by NOW and at the time I could not find it on line. NOW I have lost the name of it. Something that had an N_
Would like that and any other suggestions for thinning. I am scheduled for Cataract surgery, but called yesterday and cancelled my appointments because of bending over the bathroom sink and the heavy coughing. All suggestions will be appreciated.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jan 28, 2023

I do have a couple of suggestions. First, the respiratory therapist told me levalbuterol first, to open the airways. Wait 10 minutes, exercising lightly. Then neb with saline, coughing as possible. No matter how congested I am, I never do airway clearance for more than 30 minutes at a time - Again per RT.
Two other thinning agents are montelukast (Singulair 10 mg at bedtime) and NAC (N-acetyl-cysteine) 600 mg by NOW or Jarrow.
I will offer my layperson opinion that you may well be trying TOO hard, irritating your lungs and making coughing worse. I find less neb, and more water, and exercise brings up more mucus.
Can you get an appointment with a respiratory therapist to go through your routine with you and evaluate each step?
Sue

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