COPD emphysema and high blood pressure and colds...I've Ben fighting a cold 3 weeks my PCP says just a cold well now my mucus tastes really bad like infection is it possible I have a respiratory...Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
Questions COPD Patients Have at the Hospital...This can happen when you are experiencing airway obstructions, such as bronchospasm or increased mucus production.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Tips for Dealing With Summertime COPD Triggers...If you become dehydrated, you will be more fatigued and coughing up the thickened mucus in your lungs will be harder.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Care and Cleaning of Your Oxygen Equipment...If you notice the cannula tubing becoming plugged up from mucus, you can wash it more often than weekly.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
IS IT COPD?...If I do have COPD I dont have the coughing part But I get mucus stuck in my throat and chest....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Why Don’t We Follow Doctors' Orders? - Part 2...But having a hoarse voice and sore throat and coughing up extra mucus from the inhalers are not pleasant.You may not like the taste of your medication.... By michelle.vincent4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Mullein...I recently ran across an article referencing this as an excellent way to rid lungs of mucus in a more natural way....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathingTreatmentDiet & Nutrition
Ask the Advocates: Assistive Devices...These vibrations can help knock thick mucus from your airways so you can more easily cough it up.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Just Diagnosed...One doctor just said, I see no mucus, eat more steak and salad. Huh? At age 69, I fell sick one week after I retired....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
‘Tis the Season to Be Jolly fa la la la la…...More coughing and a lot of mucus. Does this ever stop? It seems every time he looks forward to doing something, something triggers a COPD reaction.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Going to bed new experiences and scared...I've been having a hard time with breatheing at night feels like I've lost my breath and mucus is a lot of it choking have to set up and...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
The Winter of Our Discontent: Part II...Sleep more, have shortness of breath and increased mucus?... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
COPD, A Family Disease...the change in breathing and for some a struggle, they can watch their COPDer walk across the room and stop to cough, they can see the struggle to clear By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Holidays in the hospital....the doctor said I tested negative for the flu and that my body was losing the fight against whatever invader was inside of me - I was producing enough By Edi Mesa3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
You Don't Look Sick...Albuterol is the first to open up my airways, followed by Sodium Chloride Solution, which helps me bring up excess mucus that I have to keep infections... By Jackie English4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Copd components ...I have continuous mucus since 2021. After asking my pulmonologist she said it’s not copd but it can lead to Asthama. I’m 21 y/0 never smoked....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosisSymptomsTreatment
Just a thought about inexpensive percussion therapy...The steady vibrations seem, in theory, as though they would be great at loosening mucus....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatmentTips & AdvicePulmonary Rehabilitation
It Was a Meltdown (Part 2)...I told him that I still cough a lot and explained my mucus to him. Our very own John Bottrell, RRT, wrote a great article on the topic.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Bronchitis ...I was diagnosed with COPD about 10 years ago and it’s just now really flaring up and I really don’t know what all to expect but this mucus that’s...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
Clinical trial...I got in a clinical trial where they went in my lungs and gave the mucus a static shock. Did the right one first. And a month later did...Reactions0reactionsComments11 replies
