Difficulty clearing secretions - need advice - again!

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Hello again,

Shaelin has had a cold for 4 days. During the day, he has a

constantly runny nose and over the past 24 hours has developed a

cough. For the past 3 nights however, when he is going to sleep, he

coughs violently causing him to vomit large amounts of clear mucus,

which he fights doing and therefore turns red, keeps coughing, etc.

Tonight was the worse.

So far I have increased his Pulmozyme from 1 to 2x/day which is what

I have been told to do in the past, have cut down on his milk

products, have been burning Manuka oil in the house and irrigating

his nose frequently with saline. I have also increased his vest time

but I think his cough is more related to post nasal drip than an

actual infection in his lungs.

Has anyone had problems with their child actually choking on their

secretions? If I had a suction machine at home I would have used it

tonight, (assuming he would let me put anything in his mouth). I am

going to call the cf clinic tomorrow but didn't know if this problem

was common with cf or not. Will he always be able to clear his

secretions and if not, is there any equipment I should have at home

for an emergency. At least being 3 he sits himself up in bed and

cries for me so I can hear him when he is in distress but it must be

terrifying for him.

Thanks again,

Jeanne ( Mom to Shaelin, almost 3 wcf)