Hello, and welcome to Mayo Connect. If you have been reading for a few days here, you may have noticed that we have a wide range of experiences with MAC & Bronchiectasis.

I was treated with antibiotics until December of 2019, and have been managing with airway clearance since then. My cough stays well under control UNLESS I get lazy about doing airway clearance for a few days.

When first off the antibiotics, I nebbed levalbuterol and 7% saline twice a day. After a few months, I dropped the levalbuterol neb in favor of an inhaler at the suggestion of my pulmo, and it worked. Next I dropped nebbing to once a day, and about a year ago, I got really bold, and dropped my saline nebs to 2-3 times a week, but I continue to do daily airway clearance with my Aerobika & huff coughing after exercise. So far, so good.

Do you have a regular airway clearance routine? That might help with the cough by getting the mucus out.
Sue