Usually there may not be the fastest and most effective treatment for sputum in the elderly, generally for the symptoms of sputum in the elderly, if it is clear that there is an infection, give anti-infective treatment such as amoxicillin, roxithromycin, etc., supplemented by the phlegm symptomatic such as the use of aminobromine, carboxymethylstein and other expectorant, and phlegm coughing out of the sputum when the poor suction, bronchoscopic lavage and so on. 1. Anti-infective treatment: sputum is commonly caused by lung infection, need to choose sensitive antibacterial drugs according to the infectious agent, such as community infection with amoxicillin, cefixime, roxithromycin, etc., hospital infections with levofloxacin, piperacillin sodium and tazobactam sodium, cefoperazone sodium and so on, if the tuberculosis is caused by the need for anti-tuberculosis treatment with isoniazid, rifampicin and so on. 2. Expectorant treatment: use expectorant drugs such as aminoglutethimide, bromhexine, carbocysteine, etc., and also nebulize expectorant drugs such as acetylcysteine solution. 3. Sputum aspiration, bronchoscopic lavage and other treatments: sputum coughing is not smooth, but also feasible sputum aspiration, bronchoscopic alveolar lavage treatment, severe infections may require tracheotomy, mechanical ventilation and other treatments. Older people with excessive sputum are advised to seek timely medical treatment under the guidance of specialists.