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Itchy Skin with Sodium Chloride Nebulizer

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 11, 2023 | Replies (4)

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I'm not on any medications and don't have any allergies or organ dysfunction. The itching started right when I began the nebulizer treatments. This can be a coincidence, but I did read that increased salt intake can trigger an immune response relating to t-cells. The nebulizer treatments have stopped my infections/fever from Bronchiectasis, so I'm a little hesitant about stopping my treatments as an experiment to see if the itching goes away. I did stop Albuterol two weeks ago thinking that I might have been allergic to that medication. It should be out of my system by now, but I still have the itching.

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Maybe an alternative to stopping would be to cut the number of saline nebs by half, and just do airway clearance at the alternate time?
I know the saline stays in my lungs for up to 48 hours (I can taste it in my sputum.) That way you still have the benefit, but at half the dose.
Sue