Elderly can’t expectorate thick phlegm
Does anybody here can give me tips to get rid of very thick phlegm? My grandfather can’t expectorate them
He had been hospitalized last week and he had completed the 7 days of the 2 antibiotics. Piperacillin + Tazobactam 4.5gm and Levofloxacin 750mg. He’s also on Acetylcysteine 600mg even before he was admitted. The doctor even added 3ml of normal saline to every nebulization. The nurses tried suctioning from his throat and it wasn’t tolerated
Things i’ve done: let him drink hot tea, back and chest tapping,deep breathing, forceful coughing,slight ambulation on bed (turning to sides), and transferring to a wheelchair(so he doesn’t lie on bed all day) but nothing is working
I also make sure to get rid of mucus forming foods from his diet like milk and egg
Please help us.
My grandfather is 93 years old and can’t walk anymore due to a fracture
Thank you so much.