mucus

I went to the hospital for a visit today, because as my breathing gets worse, we've had to seriously consider adding a BiPAP to my conglomeration of various medical gear. I was so nervous, but it turns out I didn't really have any reason to be. I've had some bad experiences with doctors in the...

Hi, I have had a lot of strange health stuff going on for 6 months, episodes of racing heart, feeling very unwell, been tested for just about everything and everything normal. MS and ALS became concerns recently when numbness and tingling and limb weakness started to play into it. I had on...

I have had thick, salty secretions in the back of my throat for some time. Some times saliva also gets thick. When saliva is not thick and the secretions in the back (I think they come from the nasal cavity) are not too thick, I can swallow the saliva and it carries some of these thick...

Seasons Greetings everyone! Follow up to my 10-14-15 post. In that post, I described that I was prescribed a cough assist machine for reasons that were unclear. I don't have a problem with phlegm, don't cough, don't have mucus, and the best reason the RT could come up with for WHY I have it...

My dad has taken a turn for the worst the last couple of days. He has had so much mucus build up that he's unable to cough up. He usually suctioning and won't use the cough machine much because he believes it will make it worst. His oxygen level has been lover so hospice nurses have been wanting...

I'm going crazy with mucus in my throat! Does anyone have anything I can try? I can't take anything by mouth so it would have to be through peg tube

hi my name is kay and im seeking some advice as to whether i should purchase a plane ticket and a stay at a hotel to get a diagnosis. For the past 4 years i convinced myself it was anxiety. Got diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse which is not normally so symptomatic but i was happy with that...

I have The Vest Airway Clearance System Model 105. We used it to help with mucus. When I donated my husband's equipment to the ALS Association they would not take this because it requires instruction from a Respiratory Therapist. If interested in this equipment, please send me an e-mail at...

Hi! Sorry for my English but I`m from small country named Bulgaria and we don`t speak English as native language. So i`m 32 y. old and I have very nasty symptoms.. Everything starts 5-6 years ago with twitching from stress... No weakness. 1 year ago I start yawning - maybe 40-50 times a day. 5...

Do you really have ALS? A diagnosis of ALS or any other motor neuron disease (PLS, PMA, PBP, MMN) is made “by exclusion” (no higher probability presents itself) and by published criteria, most critically symptoms and muscle/nerve tests. Doctors may legitimately differ on whether you have...