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How to clear your chest with breathing techniques

Contents

  1. Sputum – benefits and downside
  2. About sputum
  3. What are Airway Clearance Techniques?
  4. Why use an Airway Clearance Technique?
  5. Managing your cough better
  6. Hydration & humidification
  7. Airway clearance and physical activity
  8. Before doing your Airway Clearance Techniques
  9. Active Cycle of Breathing Technique (ACBT)
  10. Other Airways Clearance Techniques
  11. Autogenic Drainage
  12. Positive Expiratory Pressure and Oscillatory Positive Expiratory pressure
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