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mr1964

06/03/2020 at 2:26 PM

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me. Recently I've been having trouble with constant mucus and a feeling of discomfort in the throat. Does anyone else have this? Do you have any good remedies?

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06/03/2020 at 2:31 PM

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@mr1964 Hello mr1964, thank you for starting this discussion. Let me tag some members who may not have seen this yet.

Hello members, I hope you're doing well! Have you also experienced throat discomfort and mucus with your COPD? What do you do to soothe it? Do you take any medications or non-medicinal treatments to relieve it? If so, which ones? Feel free to share your experience with us here!

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06/03/2020 at 2:57 PM

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Yes I have that a lot I drink some coffee and it helps me

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Mucus and discomfort in the throat: What can I do? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/mucus-and-discomfort-in-the-throat-what-can-i-2013 2020-06-03 14:57:41

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06/03/2020 at 10:47 PM

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I try to drink lots of water or tea all day it's make the mucus come up and out easier for me! Listerine is great since I have an inhaler to rinse and swish with! Best wishes..

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HI,

I do have some mucus with my copd, I also have asthma. so during the winter i have more mucus. is this normal?

Mucus and discomfort in the throat: What can I do? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/mucus-and-discomfort-in-the-throat-what-can-i-2013 2020-06-25 17:29:19

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I constantly feel like I'm choking from all the mucus in my throat. Would a decongestant help do you think or would it just make it worse?

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08/15/2021 at 12:37 AM

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I drink pineapple juice it helps, and dr prescibed mucinex, I also bout TILCARE MUCUS REMOVAL AND LUNG EXPANSION DEVICE, You can find on ebay or amazon. And don't be afraid to spit it out! I keep a plastic cup near my bed to spit up. ( a red one! don't want to see the mucus). hope this helps.

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After three major sinus infections spurned on by the defective / recalled Philips Bi-PAP machine use, I had sinus surgery last May to clear the upper right sinus area. For a month after the surgery, I had severe and painful bronchitis with the Pleurisy pains in the chest. Now, over three months after the surgery, I also have the constant mucous in the upper bronchial airways that does not go away with the traditional expectorants like Mucinex.

Among my numerous meds that I take, I have the new Breztri Aerosphere inhaler for morning and night use. Replaced the Trelegy Ellipta due to cost when I received free meds assistance from Breztri. I don't know if the Breztri makes the mucous worse or if it has no affect on it.

What I have found that works to loosen up the mucous in order to expel it has been the Ventolin Albuterol rescue inhalers. Having stocked up on that script I am able to take a shot or two, 3 or 4 times a day to clear out the throat.

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04/22/2022 at 3:37 AM

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I have bad problems with the mucus in my chest im always trying to get it broke loose but i bought a device called the breather and the air physio i started using them and it will break it loose for awhile it helps with your breathing too i don't really think there is anything that helps permanently if it is i don't know what it is does anybody have any other opinions on this

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After my last major exacerbation with the COPD and the short runs of Prednisone, my Pulmonologist prescribed a nebulizer with Albuterol for me. Three months later and still having major mucus issues in the chest/larynx, the Pulmonologist gave me samples of Ipratropium Bromide with Albuterol for the nebulizer. This really helped with the congestion and I now take it with the nebulizer 3 to 4 times per day. Still some congestion, mainly in the mornings, but a major improvement for me.

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05/02/2022 at 6:44 PM

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@12elbert Hello! I have a physio air also it seems to help me with mucus and taking deeper breaths too! The biggest help is when I drink lots of water because it thins the mucus which makes it easier to breath. Best wishes to you!

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Mucus and discomfort in the throat: What can I do? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/mucus-and-discomfort-in-the-throat-what-can-i-2013 2022-05-02 18:44:48

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CarolSchmidt

12/21/2020 at 10:35 PM

@KathyA‍, please read what I wrote above on using oxygen. I am so, so, thrilled to have portable oxygen that gave me more of my life back. I was told in 2011 when I lived in San Miguel de Allende at 6,400 ft altitude that I needed to go on oxygen, but all I saw around town was one woman with the heavy metal canisters in a cart behind her, and that looked terrible. I moved back to near sea level and put off needing oxygen all day for another seven years, just a Bipap at night.

Finally I was huffing and having to stop every few feet even near sea level, but I still didn't want to be lugging a heavy canister behind me. I ran into an old friend who was always really active, ballroom dancing, hiking, fly fishing in rivers. And there she was with an Inogen in a backpack, doing everything she'd always done!

She showed me all about hers and the total package with machine, extra 8-hour battery, two battery chargers for house and car, carrying case, and extended warranty, was around $3,300!

Finally I saved enough for it and have loved it every minute since. I started on 2 for almost a year but had to go to 3 for every day. I switch to 4 liters a minute several times a day when I still get winded bad, and have gone up to 5 for stair climbing. I worry that I will need to go higher than 5 eventually, but I hope by then there will be sronger machines developed that go higher, though then the $500 batteries only last a few hours before needing recharging, instead of 6-8.

The portable ones now are breath-operated--you have to be breathing into the nose cannula for them to work. And my BiPap at night requires continuous flow, which the big oxygen machine Medicare covers provides, so I need both machines. Some day they may all be continuous flow and still portable.

There are cheaper, refurbished units available from the Inogen factory, too. After 1 1/2 years mine started sending strange messages and I called the factory and they sent a new one out the next day! I sent them the old one back no charge. So I am pleased with service, too.

Hope this helps you accept your machine. I am so, so happy I got mine and wish Medicare paid for everyone who needed one.(I understand in a few cases they will pay for one now, but not my particular Cigna Medicare Advantage plan.)

I bet when you go to your reunion you won't be the only one on oxygen! And everyone will be so old! The ones who are already dead and not there are the ones to think about--how many of them had COPD? Fourth leading cause of death in the US before Covid, so now we're fifth. Be glad for all the help you can get! I hope you have a wonderful reunion!

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@Thakera Yes, even on Medicare it was $400+ a month. My Pulmonologist arranged for me to get it with no copay from GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, you can look up their assistance program at https://www.gskforyou.com/ Hope it goes okay for you, I am just in the process fo renewing mine for next year.

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