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@sueinmn

Hi, I do my treatment like @spider109, except now I have learned that if my asthma is well-controlled I can just use a couple puffs on my inhaler instead of the albuterol neb. I wait about 5 minutes between the albuterol and the saline, giving it time to open my airways. Then the saline, then Aerobika (with my nebulizer I cannot do together.) I stop 2-3 times during neb & Aerobika to huff cough or whatever it takes to get mucus up. After that a brisk walk keeps it flowing - I'm sure my neighbors are appalled seeing me walk down the street huffing & coughing into a tissue, but my lungs are clear.
Sue

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Hi Sue! I think l can finally offer YOU advice!! If I have to clear while walking in the neighborhood l carry an empty go cup from the local coffee shop. I pretend to drink while slowly expelling into the small hole in the plastic top! Now l carry other places and in the car too. A real lifesaver!!!! Hope it works for you. Even have at the bedside instead of a cup overnight. And even found a pack of the disposable cups with lid and hole at the grocery this week! So glad for all your helps in the past.