Autogenic Drainage Steps to Clear Lungs Airways and Mucus

Autogenic Drainage Airway Clearance Technique

Autogenic drainage is an airway clearance technique to loosen secretions.
It is a popular respiratory medicine physiotherapy technique that can be completed as a a home remedy.

Prepare for the technique by moistening your throat with a drink of warm water, blowing your nose, and sitting upright.

Place your hands over your upper abdomen and chest. Try to let your abdomen rise and fall during the breathing technique rather than your chest, this is a sign that you are using your main breathing muscle called your diaphragm.

Take a normal breath in followed by a prolonged breath out, exhaling as far as possible and resisting any urge to cough.

If you can breathe in through your nose it will moisten the air, and if you have a cough reduce the chance of triggering it.

From here take a small breath in and then exhale as far as possible again. Repeating this 2-3 times.

During this procedure you may hear your lungs rattle, indicating some loosening of secretions.

To progress take a larger breath in, aiming for a mid-range breath, followed by small breaths out. Repeat 2-3 times.

Finally, take a full breath in followed by small breaths out 2-3 times.

You should now by ready to shift some mucus with a cough or better still the huff cough.

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Check out these other helpful videos such as the huff cough, how to use a mucus clearance device and air way clearance techniques.

[Runker]

Thank you! I had a really really horrible cough because of mucus and now that you showed me this technique it calmed it down! You earned a sub,

[ChrisMartinkus]

OK for starters, I am an athlete smoker and a construction worker.
so with that being said, I am exposed to harmful dust chemicals, and carbon all the time.

with that being said I will happily vouch for this man.

I tried this after three years of healing up from a back and shoulder injury, and now less than ample breathing.
and the shit works!
straight up, I am dead against medications, I hate puffers.

after 60 freaking second of this breathing exercise, I coughed more out of my lungs than yesterdays Jog!

[KristinaNewhouse]

So helpful! As I have gotten older, everytime a cold goes to my chest, I ended up suffering with a cough that can be quite intense and linger for a month or longer. Cough syrups, etc., don't really help. Fortunately, I found your site, with techniques that really make a difference.

[YoursFaithfully]

I have bad emetophobia (fear of vomit) so I can gag really easily on mucus and it triggers panic attacks which can be very disturbing for me. These techniques help me clear stuff gently without panicking myself.

[kdogsolyte]

This is the weirdest video I've ever watched that ended up working perfectly. THank you so so very much

[ryanlesperance]

This technique worked for me.
It's great to put into daily practice.
Definitely relaxes or eradicates the cough.
When the mucus comes back, simply repeat the technique

[healingnature]

Very helpful in the amount of detail, reasoning and demo

[hl]

Thankyou so much it made me feel better instantly. Really appreciate all your efforts!

[kuvli]

Thank you so much for this video. Helped me to clear mucus in my airway right away.

[batboy]

Thank you for this video! My problem this time is I can’t make a move without a cough spasm! I am a 75 year old male, my spasms have very white mucous no sign of any infection!

[eliseocincoiii]

Great breathing exercises, very helpful !

[khanscombe]

I was prescribed an incentive spirometer after a collapsed lung and recovery therapy. Can I still use this for periodic exercise?

[Gracka_]

I was nervous this would make me nauseous but it didnt, and it worked!

[Veilamia]

When I do this I can feel something in my throat but I can never get it out dunno what I'm doing wrong

[jombakestheganj]

Very helpful sir thank you very much for the natural method

[mamboitaliano]

Amazing how much this helped me. Thank you!

[TyGuFox]

I'm not sure what's going on but when I get sick, I get an awful cough that lasts me months.. I've tried this method twice now and each time it's caused me to vomit quite a bit. Going on 2 months for this cough.. could it just be an excessive amount of mucus? No medicine helps me, this is the only thing that does anything for me

[arlenenavarro]

Can you please do a video for hyperinflated lungs? Thank you

[wakeupp]

this doesnt do anything to me...what moght I be do doing wrong? do I need to repeat allt he steps again?

[Sarah-xmjy]

This technique pushes mucus out my nose haha !