Sit upright on a chair or side of bed and bend forward slightly.
• Inhale slowly through your nose using your diaphragm.
• Hold the deep breath for two seconds.
• Cough twice with your mouth slightly open.
• Pause.
• Inhale by sniffing gently.
• Rest. Repeat again if needed.
• If there is little or no sputum, don’t keep trying to cough something up. Try again later.
• Avoid “cough, cough, cough, cough....”’. This will only tire you out and cause breathlessness.