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Finished Antibiotic Treatment - On to Airway Clearance

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 26, 2023 | Replies (18)
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@ncalvan

In two weeks I’m off the big three. Then in Jan off the arikayce! Yeah. I’m struggling with airway clearance and am going to try a vest. I just can’t get mucous up. Any suggestions?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 24, 2023

There is a fairy newly acknowledged condition called "dry bronchiectasis" where little or no mucus is ever coughed up during airway clearance. So far the recommendation is to continue with airway clearance, especially using saline, to keep whatever mucus that is in the lungs mobile. It is when it accumulates that bacteria get a chance to set up housekeeping.

What does your pulmonologist say about this?
Sue

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