salt pipes, are they any good for bronchiectasis
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hello, as I have lost faith in my GPs advice/help with this dreaded bronchiectasis (combined with asthma) I am seeking advice on devices for self help, todays product that I have just found out about is a salt pipe, never heard of it until today! but spoke to a friend who has 5-6 weeks of using one, and he swears by it, he has a copd thing going but not bronchiectasis, has anybody out there tried it? thanks in anticipation 
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Kathleen1952 david_25160
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sam90709 david_25160
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There's little or no evidence for salt pipes being beneficial... On the other hand there's no particular evidence that it had any adverse side effects.
Well, that's the standard comment but actually there is an interesting, but very small study with limited power which suggests some beneficial detect and no side effects - although the authors of the study cannot rule out a placebo effect.
Here's the paper:
Pneumologia. 2007 Jul-Sep;56(3):124-7.The effect of a dry salt inhaler in adults with COPD.Cernomaz TA, Bolog SG, Mihăescu T.
So I would say give it a go if you like. It does occur to me that if the salt gets in the lungs, that might tend to draw water into the lungs (osmosis) which could allow easier clearance. Dunno. Shrug.
Perhaps a bit of a reach, but taking control of what you're doing is always a good thing.
On the other hand, maybe go for a saline nebulizer?
Clear lungs!
S