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What are the treatments?
Their is no cure for cystic fibrosis but their are treatments such as:
1. preventing and controlling lung infections
2. Loosening or removing thick, sticky mucus from the lungs.
The main treatment for lung problems with people who have CF are chest physical therapy, exercises and medicines.
Their is also chest physical therapy, or in other word chest clapping, were you pound on your chest and and back over and over again with your hands or device to loosen up all the mucus to cough it up.
Their also a vest called mechanical percusser, is type of vest that vibrates and massages your chest to get most of the mucus and build up out of your lungs.