What is the life expectancy of someone with Bronchiectasis?

Severity and number of infections will affect some but for the great majority who keep active, eat well and keep smiling, life expectancy is pretty much normal. Medications and physio are able to be taken more quickly, this helps a lot too. There are a few new medications being tested but non cystic fibrosis is sidelined by CF trials and treatments. Personally the addition of Azithromycin 250mg three days a week, mostly because of its anti inflammatory action but also as an added antibiotic, has had a quite dramatic affect on the number of my exacerbations. The twice daily dose of long term nebulised Salbutamol 5 mg, Ipratropium, 6% saline and gentamicin allied with two inhalations of fostair twice a day and nasofan nasal spray two sprays each nostril twice a day has been very successful too. In addition I have phyllocontin 225mg and carbocysteine syrup.twice a day.The saline, carbocysteine, phyllocontin help make the sputum less viscous and postural drainage, acapella and NIPPV allied with huffing and coughing clears my sputum very well.

I don't know current life expectancy but i intend to live life to the full for as long as i can

If you've already searched the world wide web regarding life expectancy, you've seen the answer varies. There are many reasons it varies. One being patients having a combination of health conditions. Being a 12 year member of a bronchiectasis web site, I can tell you we have and have had members in their 60's, 70's and 80's.

There has been progress in the treatment of this condition in the form of medications and therapies. And new ones are being developed.

I have read that the lifespan for a non smoking bronchiectasi patient is 10 years. However this is not true. The doctors has adviced me and they said, that with pneumo vaccines and influenca vaccines, and breathing excercises, I would live to be rather old :)
I believe the hardest part about this desease is all the sickdays from work and the lack of understanding from others.

This totally depends on the severity of the disease. Some people have significantly reduced life expectancy and require lung transplant but this is rare.

non posso sapere l'esatta aspettativa di vita ma ho amiche che anno circa 65 anni e hanno bronchiettasie dalla nascita o sono ex fumatori

I have had bronchiectasis for about 75 years, I just turned 85. Although bronchiectasis has not kept me from working (stopped working at age 81), playing sports, raising a family etc., until about 15 years ago, every winter was a disaster: pneumonia, bronchitis, the flu. You name it, I got it. Thank god for Bellevue Hospital in NYC where I spent several winters as a child. Ditto for the physicians who have treated me over the subsequent years. Two practices, one suggested by a friend circa 2003 and another by a perfect stranger a few years later, has helped me tremendously. First: the Nettie Pot. A must every night before retiring. Two: a Himalayan Salt Air inhaler, fifteen minutes twice a day. Miraculous. I have to avoid cats. Learned accidently. Had four of them. Humidifiers help as does warm weather. Be careful of allergies that bring congestion. Exercise. Hope this helps. good luck.

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