friend is very tired from trying to cough up

Trying to help my friend get medical attention that works for him .I was wondering if there was name for some of type machine he would him to help to this.He has horrible insurance and other medical problems .I will see if someone can donate it next .

Hi don't know about where you live but you can get mucodyne tablets in the UK which helps with getting rid of phlegm.  I don't know of any machines that do it though there must be some.  x

Mucodyne is helpful, but there is also a device you can get to help bring up stuuborn thick mucus, It is called a flutter device.

You use this as part of the active breathing exercise and it does work well.

A bit pricy at £45.00 but a good investment.

Thank you that is it will try get it ordered or prescription written by friends doctor tomorrow Thank you

As well as the "Lung Flute" 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_flute

I understand that nebulized inhaled glutathione, a powerful antioxidan usually stops COPD progression when glutathione is dispersed in a fine mist and inhaled.

P.S Big Pharma will not like this as glutathione is natural and so not patentable (highly profitable)