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7% saline versus 3.5 saline

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7 is causing me to gag and choke w so much mucas.. stringy too.

any one else take this or the 3.5?

Which is better and how long do you nebulize w the 7?

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Swizzy

Although hypertonic saline (3, 5,7%) is popular and works well for copd patients it is not always so useful in bronchiectasis as it is too severe. Isotonic saline 0.09% is the only saline that I am comfortable with.

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Lapis5 in reply toSwizzy

Do you get it on line w no Rx? cost? how many minutes do u use it for>

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Swizzy in reply toLapis5

My GPs dispense it to me. Iuse it for as long as it takes to be nebulised

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Patk1

I do well with 7% hypertonic saline,for bronchiectasis. Ru using salbutamol before it Lapis5 x

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Lapis5 in reply toPatk1

how many minutes do u use it for and what time of day?

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Patk1 in reply toLapis5

I use it till it's gone through which is fairly quickly.i use salbutamol neb 1st - do u? After using both, I do lung clearance morn+ evening,for as long as it takes

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Lapis5 in reply toPatk1

What is Salbutamol?

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Chip_y2kuk

I've been doing 6% saline for going on two years twice a day.... it did make me cough loads of mucus up at first but it got better over time

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Lapis5 in reply toChip_y2kuk

how many minutes do you use it for per day?

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Chip_y2kuk in reply toLapis5

It's a 4ml vial so about 20 but I do one AM and one PM ... so about 40 mins per day (2 x 20 min sessions)

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Snowdrops_17

I don't have COPD but since I moved to a Ground floor flat and surrounded by lawns and trees my sinuses started getting irritated more, then developed hay fever symptoms, 2 weeks later a really nasty chesty cough! But I hardly coughed up any phlegm! But I started with inhaling hot steam and slowly it has loosened persistent cough, but especially early morning and evening before bed and it also woke me up in the middle of the night coughing and spluttering! Never ever experienced this as bad for a very long time! But on and off I cough up a little bit of phlegm, which I believe is a good sign that the lungs are clearing slowly!

But I really hope Lapis you find the saline which works well for you soon! Everyone is different and at different stages with COPD! Can't put all the peas in one pot! Go back to your GP if this 7% is too troublesome for you!

And discuss a better option! Good luck Lapis 👍🥰

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Lapis5 in reply toSnowdrops_17

Thank you for writing. I have Bronchiectasis.

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Snowdrops_17 in reply toLapis5

Yes I know that Lapis 👍🥰

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gingermusic

I am always given Saline Isotonic 0.9% which I find suitable

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Collienut

I was unable to tolerate hypersonic saline, I just nebulise normal saline up to four times a day. This works well for me, no coughing, wheezing or gagging. xx

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Lapis5

Where do you get this? Rx required? how many minutes each time.

Do you have Bronchiectasis?

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