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Role of pulmonologist/respirologist in bronchiectasis w/ NTM treatment
Have bronch and m abscessus. Infectious disease doc is putting me on antibiotics for NTM but i am not getting any other treatment. Should i be? I am in Canada and haven't heard from the respirologist since he sent my sample for resistance testing.
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Are you doing any airway clearance such as nebulizer or huff coughing? I see you’ve been in group a few months. Are there particular treatments you are questioning?
I have an Aerobika that doesn't seem to be doing much good. The respirologist gave it to me at our first appointment. That's it.
Ask your doctor if your not sure
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You might want to call the respirologist’s office and ask for a follow up meeting.
If the aerobika isn’t working you could try another way to move mucus up from your lungs. Huff coughing and postual drainage might be something to consider.
There are good videos to view on YouTube that help demonstrate that and other with deep breathing and huff cough exercises.
All the best.