What are the most effective ways to contend with coughing and mucus? Having 30 to 40 minute coughing spells tw or more times a day. Exhausting and awful.

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There are several ways to deal with these coughing spells. I get them sometimes daily and sometimes not. What I do is start with Pursed Lip Breathing. This calms my system down and lets me control my breathing. I follow that with Huff Coughing technique. You can see demonstrations of both on You Tube if you do not know them. The Huff Cough helps loosen the mucus. Then usually within a few minutes, I cough out the mucus. I also use an Acapella and Voldyne breathing machines. The Acapella is a vibrating valve that breathing out into machine vibrates the chest when used. It loosens mucus. Then the Voldyne is a machine that helps slow deep breathing that further loosens the mucus. I use both these machines several times a day. I also use Albuterol when necessary to open the airways and help loosen the mucus. Some people use humidity to help, some people have nebulizers for their Albuterol that also helps loosen mucus. Unfortunately, coughing and mucus is a part of COPD. Learning to deal with them is pretty much mandatory. You should also contact your medical team to ask for their help. They can teach you techniques, help with necessary medications and answer any questions you may have. I Hope this has helped. Take care and God Bless!