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@maryjanechilds I wonder if you can talk to your doc about nebulizing saline? The albuterol inhaler opens the airways, but does nothing to thin existing mucus (this is where the pseudomonas and MAC bacteria hide and breed. ) The saline would add moisture to your lungs, and possibly loosen the hidden mucus there so you could bring it up using the Acapella.
Maybe it is worth a try?
Sue
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My pulmonologist suggested I take Mucinex twice a day to thin mucous so I can cough it up if necessary and to avoid mucous plugs. I have Bronchiectasis only. After testing me for asthma, which I did not have, he took me off inhalers because he said studies show they can actually create worse conditions in the lungs for pneumonia. I was hesitant at first because the inhalers seemed to help with breathing, but I have been off of them since March, doing nebulizing treatments twice a day as well as taking the mucinex twice a day.