Different measures can be taken according to the specific situation for the elderly with excessive sputum, as follows: 1. If the patient has a long-term history of chronic cough and cough, the excessive sputum indicates bacterial infection and requires hospital consultation; 2. If the patient has chronic bronchitis and changes from white sputum to yellow pus sputum and has more sputum, antibiotics may need to be rechosen and preferably used under the guidance of a doctor. If the patient cannot cough up sputum, he can drink more water and apply expectorants appropriately, such as licorice combination, etc.; 3. If the patient has a lot of sputum and it is not easy to cough up, the sputum can be expelled by vibratory excretion, nebulized inhalation and postural drainage.