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Do you have increased coughing at night?

Posted by caontm @caontm, Sep 4, 2022

Hi all, I tend to have more (dry) cough at night when I lay down even though during the day I do two 7% saline solution nebulizing and can cough up a lot of yellowish sputum and I think my lung should be clearer at night. Do you have simile experience or can help explain the cause of the night cough? The cough disrupts my sleep and that of my family members. Thanks!

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alleycatkate | @alleycatkate | Dec 17, 2022
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@marthamac

@alleycatkate I’d be surprised if waiting longer than 3 hours after eating would make much of a difference (unless it was a huge slice of cheesecake maybe!). Lower fat at that time of day will clear faster.
The magic for me seems to be actually achieving and sustaining a 30 degree angle between stomach/hips and head throughout the night. I couldn’t really get there with a wedge, but the mechanical bed and a zoned latex mattress did it. I have to manage not to slide down or off during the night, and keep my joints comfortable enough to actually sleep.
It’s a real juggling act! Good luck! Please let us know how it goes with the PPI's. I learn so much from everyone in this group!

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Thanks for your valuable input!! This is indeed a special and helpful group. Kate

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woot | @woot | Apr 8, 2023

To prevent coughing that keeps me awake at night or interrupts my sleep, I’ve started nebulizing my 7% saline around 7:30 p.m. That brings up the mucus that would have been in my lungs. I now sleep much better.

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spectrumcyclist | @spectrumcyclist | Jul 1, 2023

Once the night coughing starts, I found that sitting up and breathing slowly— inhale, hold it in for a few seconds, and then slowly exhale— stops the urge to cough in a few minutes, allowing me to get back to sleep. There some times I give in and take a half-teaspoon of codeine cough syrup, but usually, the slow breathing does the trick.

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AZ | @equanimous | Jul 4, 2023
In reply to @woot "To prevent coughing that keeps me awake at night or interrupts my sleep, I’ve started nebulizing..." + (show)
@woot

To prevent coughing that keeps me awake at night or interrupts my sleep, I’ve started nebulizing my 7% saline around 7:30 p.m. That brings up the mucus that would have been in my lungs. I now sleep much better.

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I, too, have started nebbing later in the evening and it does help reduce any night coughing. Also, I found a 1/2 teaspoon of manuka honey helps. I take it straight or in a cup of tea.

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