Sometimes we have to think outside the box to engage in our airway clearance techniques. The rhythmic motion of rowing not only helps open up your chest to allow you lungs to fully expand, but the rhythmic breathing can also help get air behind the secretions and get those secretions moving. I hear it can be a very peaceful activity that’s very productive at clearing your airways. I’m hoping to finally make it rowing this summer. How about you? Remember airway hygiene is an important part of primary ciliary dyskinesia care.

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Jump back into airway clearance and get those secretions mobilized. There are many forms of jumping, and many activities that involve jumping as well. My favorite as a kid was jump rope, particularly the double Dutch jump. I could do it for hours. My hospital had jumping pads in there kids play area, until too many got hurt and they took them out. In fact the trampoline is a great way to get coughing and move mucus by jumping. Though make sure to utilize all safety precautions including the safety net. The indoor trampoline for exercise is another fan favorite among PCD and CF patients. They typically come with less risk for injury from falling than their bigger counterparts, and you can use them year around.

Is your PCD loved one struggling with doing their twice daily airway clearance? Help them put the fun back into their treatments by thinking outside the box and experimenting with traditional airway clearance techniques and non traditional techniques. Remember the best airway clearance technique a PCD patient can do is the one that they actually will do.

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Turn treatment-time into play-time with bubble play. Different size bubble wands require different amounts of airflow to create the bubbles which can in turn have great airway clearance benefits. Chasing bubbles made by others helps encourage uncoordinated exercise which varies the airflow through a PCD patient’s airways to mobilize secretions. If you’re struggling to get your child engaged with their airway clearance techniques try turning airway clearance into play, it could help lessen the burden of persuading your child to do their treatments. If you’re an adult, remember that the best airway clearance technique for you is the one that you will actually do. There are tons of airway clearance techniques and tons of outside the box ideas as well. Experiment today and put the fun back into your life. Remember airway hygiene is an important part of primary ciliary dyskinesia care.

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Regularly playing a wind instrument can help aid in airway clearance and the stress of getting regular airway clearance into your PCD loved one’s day. Twice daily airway clearance is the mainstay of extrapolated care in the treatment of primary ciliary dyskinesia. This twice daily task is a sticking point for patients and their families because let’s face it, it totally sucks all around for everyone. Making airway clearance time fun and engaging can help engage the patient and alleviate the fight between them and their caregivers.

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