Question about my vest

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sunshine39656

Member
I was wondering if any of you ever experience a tightness and difficulty breathing after you've done your vest therapy? I was thinking it could be that "stuff" is getting moved around and blocking an airwave or something?

Any thoughts/experiences?

Thanks!
 
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sunshine39656

Member
I was wondering if any of you ever experience a tightness and difficulty breathing after you've done your vest therapy? I was thinking it could be that "stuff" is getting moved around and blocking an airwave or something?

Any thoughts/experiences?

Thanks!
 
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sunshine39656

Member
I was wondering if any of you ever experience a tightness and difficulty breathing after you've done your vest therapy? I was thinking it could be that "stuff" is getting moved around and blocking an airwave or something?
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<br />Any thoughts/experiences?
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<br />Thanks!
 
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carmick

New member
I've been having this problem for the past 6 months or so and I don't know what it is. It's definitely annoying to be wheezing after treatments when you weren't before. I started doing xopenex as my last neb instead of my first and that has helped some. Anyone have any better ideas?
 
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carmick

New member
I've been having this problem for the past 6 months or so and I don't know what it is. It's definitely annoying to be wheezing after treatments when you weren't before. I started doing xopenex as my last neb instead of my first and that has helped some. Anyone have any better ideas?
 
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carmick

New member
I've been having this problem for the past 6 months or so and I don't know what it is. It's definitely annoying to be wheezing after treatments when you weren't before. I started doing xopenex as my last neb instead of my first and that has helped some. Anyone have any better ideas?
 
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windex125

Guest
I find that I have the tightness as well as racing but I know that the Abuertol still does that, I think it does move stuff around and it is important to huff in between. Very werid I inhale to clear the wheezing and sometimes I get the wheezing I just go with the flow it passes. Good luck. Pat-55/CF
 
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windex125

Guest
I find that I have the tightness as well as racing but I know that the Abuertol still does that, I think it does move stuff around and it is important to huff in between. Very werid I inhale to clear the wheezing and sometimes I get the wheezing I just go with the flow it passes. Good luck. Pat-55/CF
 
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windex125

Guest
I find that I have the tightness as well as racing but I know that the Abuertol still does that, I think it does move stuff around and it is important to huff in between. Very werid I inhale to clear the wheezing and sometimes I get the wheezing I just go with the flow it passes. Good luck. Pat-55/CF
 
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sunshine39656

Member
Yes, I am doing the hypertonic saline before the Pulmozyme. Wierd, I have no problems with the hts but once I do the Pulmozyme, it is an absolute struggle to breathe. What is up with this???
 
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sunshine39656

Member
Yes, I am doing the hypertonic saline before the Pulmozyme. Wierd, I have no problems with the hts but once I do the Pulmozyme, it is an absolute struggle to breathe. What is up with this???
 
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sunshine39656

Member
Yes, I am doing the hypertonic saline before the Pulmozyme. Wierd, I have no problems with the hts but once I do the Pulmozyme, it is an absolute struggle to breathe. What is up with this???
 
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theLostMiler

New member
hmm really? I have noticed with my decreased lung function that HTS is harder to tolerate now... then again I am on 7% still but I had read about it on here that HTS can become more of an irritant than airway clearer once you do start getting into lower and lower functions... and/or asthma becomes an issue...

About a week ago, I had to switch too pulmozyme in the mornings and nights alone, and then for my middle treatment HTS... I was constantly wheezing and like you, felt worse after vest and HTS than before as far as the airways feeling closed up.

It didnt help that for about 3 weeks I was doing HTS 4 x a day so I think that was the triggger factor for me... I have felt a TON better on my new routine with pulmozyme twice a day again... I was hesistant to do it b/c I used to feel like HTS worked so much better than pulmozyem (and I was doing them both in one treatment) but then I read that pulmozyme is actually supposed to work longer and that pulmozyme is so sensative that any salt will denature it and make it useless.

I have found that on my new schedule, I do feel like my mucus is thin for most of the day and night, and like I said, no more wheezing... the one HTS treatments seems to be doing the trick for me.
 
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theLostMiler

New member
hmm really? I have noticed with my decreased lung function that HTS is harder to tolerate now... then again I am on 7% still but I had read about it on here that HTS can become more of an irritant than airway clearer once you do start getting into lower and lower functions... and/or asthma becomes an issue...

About a week ago, I had to switch too pulmozyme in the mornings and nights alone, and then for my middle treatment HTS... I was constantly wheezing and like you, felt worse after vest and HTS than before as far as the airways feeling closed up.

It didnt help that for about 3 weeks I was doing HTS 4 x a day so I think that was the triggger factor for me... I have felt a TON better on my new routine with pulmozyme twice a day again... I was hesistant to do it b/c I used to feel like HTS worked so much better than pulmozyem (and I was doing them both in one treatment) but then I read that pulmozyme is actually supposed to work longer and that pulmozyme is so sensative that any salt will denature it and make it useless.

I have found that on my new schedule, I do feel like my mucus is thin for most of the day and night, and like I said, no more wheezing... the one HTS treatments seems to be doing the trick for me.
 
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theLostMiler

New member
hmm really? I have noticed with my decreased lung function that HTS is harder to tolerate now... then again I am on 7% still but I had read about it on here that HTS can become more of an irritant than airway clearer once you do start getting into lower and lower functions... and/or asthma becomes an issue...
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<br />About a week ago, I had to switch too pulmozyme in the mornings and nights alone, and then for my middle treatment HTS... I was constantly wheezing and like you, felt worse after vest and HTS than before as far as the airways feeling closed up.
<br />
<br />It didnt help that for about 3 weeks I was doing HTS 4 x a day so I think that was the triggger factor for me... I have felt a TON better on my new routine with pulmozyme twice a day again... I was hesistant to do it b/c I used to feel like HTS worked so much better than pulmozyem (and I was doing them both in one treatment) but then I read that pulmozyme is actually supposed to work longer and that pulmozyme is so sensative that any salt will denature it and make it useless.
<br />
<br />I have found that on my new schedule, I do feel like my mucus is thin for most of the day and night, and like I said, no more wheezing... the one HTS treatments seems to be doing the trick for me.
 
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theLostMiler

New member
Also, have you told your docs? Possibly thrown the idea around of alternating btwn pulmozyme and HTS... if you want anyways... I find they work in such different ways, I prefer doing them separately b/c when together, the HTS kinda becomes prominent (like I said, why I felt pulmo was ineffective for me).

Hope this helps or gives you some ideas to work with... Lastly... are you on any ashtma mainentance meds like advair/symbicort? I do symbicort and that also helped with the wheezing.
 
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theLostMiler

New member
Also, have you told your docs? Possibly thrown the idea around of alternating btwn pulmozyme and HTS... if you want anyways... I find they work in such different ways, I prefer doing them separately b/c when together, the HTS kinda becomes prominent (like I said, why I felt pulmo was ineffective for me).

Hope this helps or gives you some ideas to work with... Lastly... are you on any ashtma mainentance meds like advair/symbicort? I do symbicort and that also helped with the wheezing.
 
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