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Airway clearance successful techniques
My flutter valve and huffing coughing worked in the beginning. It does not seem to be very effective now. Does anyone know under what conditions a pulmonary vest might be helpful ? Has anyone tried postural drainage? I know people have worse things than BE but I feel like it takes up a huge amount of my day and my lungs are still gunked up.
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Good morning @sharonednaramsey,
First off, are you nebulizing with saline? That is a must.
Second, I think most folks here will say they have had to experiment because everyone's bronchiectasis and/or MAC is different. Different severity, different locations in the lungs.
I could only get up enough phlegm for testing after seeing a respiratory therapist (or as my doctors prefer "chest therapist").
My aerobika did nothing, postural therapy did nothing, but saline nebulizing + smartvest are successful. Mixed results with vests among folks here but more than a few have good results.
@sharonednaramsey, have you tried cardio? Exercising after saline nebbing is the most helpful for airway clearance.
Best wishes of great health for all of us!