Mayo HNC Doctor on N Acetylcysteine for thick mucus/saliva in HNC patients in radiation therapy

ozymandible
ozymandible Member Posts: 324 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwUWdwwsNw  6:14 run time.  Jump to 3:00 for quick run down.  N Acetylcysteine is helping people with the thick mucous/saliva.

 

Thoughts?

 

I have gobs of this stuff at home and I'm not afraid to use it!

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  • wbcgaruss
    wbcgaruss Member Posts: 2,482 Member
    edited April 2021 #2
    ozy Thanks For The

    Info and the link. Though your link is not clickable I made up a short directional for the folks on the forum here as to how to post a clickable link.

    So here is the link to the post on how to make a clickable link in your post-https://csn.cancer.org/node/323316

    Take Care-God Bless-Russ

  • wbcgaruss
    wbcgaruss Member Posts: 2,482 Member
    #3
    ozy Watched The Video

    And to me, it is a little technical but I get it, so far it is looking promising for the help with thick saliva for folks who are undergoing treatment. So I would say something like this is definitely worth a try and if it is working for you great. I think back in 2013 when I had my rads and chemo this was not available. I would wake up from sleep at night sometimes gasping for air as the thick phlegm had cut my air off. A couple of times I had a terrible time getting it cleared again and breathing again. I thought I was going to die!

    Take Care-God Bless-Russ

  • ozymandible
    ozymandible Member Posts: 324 Member
    #4
    N-Acetylcysteine Rinse for

    N-Acetylcysteine Rinse for Thick Secretion of Head & Neck Chemoradiotherapy - YouTube

     

    This should work.  I normally post on a tablet.  This is on my desktop PC.

     

    Russ, thank you for bringing the unclickable link to my attention.

  • ozymandible
    ozymandible Member Posts: 324 Member
    #5
    I'm not in chemoradiotherapy

    I'm not in chemoradiotherapy yet but I have been having a wicked post nasal drip of thick mucous so I am using around 3 mil in a sinus rinse with a bit of colloidal silver and a couple drops of tea tree oil and the usual packet of salt and baking soda.  The constant coughing and throat clearing and almost gagging is just about gone and it's only been a day and a half.  It was interfering with my sleep.

    If you have a strong stomach you can also take 3 mil by mouth which I'm doing in addition to the sinus rinse. Some people mix with juice so they don't taste or smell it but I just slam it and chase with coffee or whatever I'm drinking.  Probably shouldn't be taken on an empty stomach and it has an unpleasant smell like rotten eggs.

    What I am using is the little vials you get for use in a nebulizer.  It's perfectly safe and seems to be very effective so far.  I haven't been able to breathe through my nose well in weeks and this is clearing my sinuses right up.

     

  • Logan51
    Logan51 Member Posts: 470 Member
    #6
    thanks

    for the info. Did not know about, and may give the mouthwash a try...danged mucous...

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