Does a nebuliser help

Hi Sharon1

Welcome to our forum, nebulising helps immensely in the first place as it thins the mucus, every 2 hours seems a little extreme and I did do 3 times a day for 15 mins with my Laryngectomy operation and also I have emphysema which adds to the problems, I now do after 2 years twice a week

As for sleeping he may be best sleeping propped up at an angle it may help with the mucus, as it doesn’t lay and tends to stay down, but always remember that the mucus is moving for a reason and you don’t say where he had the RT,  when I had mine for the Oesophagus cancer it was aimed directly through my middle chest and the airway became inflamed.

Sounds like early days so I hope he sticks with it as it does get better and better

Take care both of you, and hope this helps a little

Tony

Hi Sharon,

I used a nebuliser nit help with the mucus but nit every 2 hours. I fitted mine in round my day from memory I did it around 6 times a day. Always use cooled boiled water or the saline sachets you get with it never use any oils or even cold water. I found it did help I used mine from around week 2 until well into recovery. But every 2 hours seems a tad excessive. I also bought a humidifier for bedroom which he,oed just as much ,also I found moving into spare room helped both if us ,my waking didn’t keep hubby awake as I needed hi, for driving shopping cooking  and cleaning so he needed to be awake whilst in teg day I often napped. I also was prescribed carbusistine which helped thin the mucus. 

Hi Sharon,

Using a nebuliser and taking Carbocisteine really helped to ease my secretions. 

I also didn't sleep for weeks before I got those two things in place.

I had the nebuliser next to the bed and I used it in the night if needed.

I had to be really propped up, almost in a seated position, or I would wake up choking. It was worse if I tried to sleep on either side.

I am approximately 10 weeks beyond treatment and the secretion issues are very much better. I have a dry mouth and the white secretions build up overnight. I haven't needed the nebuliser for weeks.  

Best wishes

Steve

Hi Tony

Thank you for your reply 

He’s having RT to his tonsil /base of tongue and neck .

Hes had 29 and 6 to go .

Just had a NG tube fitted as cannot taste anything at all and everything is disgusting to him .

if he could just get a few hours unbroken sleep I’m sure it will help a lot .

Thank you, I’ll let him know and he can do a few times a day maybe to see if it helps .

Glad you are recovering now too . It’s not easy is it .

Many thanks

sharon 

Hi Sharon

see others are helping one of the things that helped me was Buscopan during the day prescribed by my GP but as I always had problems at night (before)my cancer I took night nurse the GP put me on an allergy tablet for nights which works great 

however suggest you talk to either the consultant or GP before changing routines 

Take care 

Tony

Thank you Hazel

I will get him to use it more . 

Much appreciated for your reply

Thanks Tony

I did think about something to help him sleep like night nurse but was worried the mucus would build up more and cause problems

Definitely going to talk to doctor though 

Hi Steve

Thats  reassuring to know that the secretions lessen significantly weeks later rather than months 

Glad you are very much better

thsnk you for your reply