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Coughing At Night and Allergy Medications
Coughing at night is my biggest issue with bronchiectasis as i wakes me up while in the most important part of my sleep cycle Rem and Deep. I will usually sit up and then huff some and clear out a small amount of mucus and can get back to sleep after a while. The amount is so small that I think maybe it is just sinus drainage. What do you use to keep sinus drainage at night down to a minimum? Do Saline Rinses help? Is Nasacort better than Flonase? When should it be taken before bedtime? I use Saline 3% about 7:30 pm nightly followed by the Acapella.
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@picartist Hmm, I think those questions should be addressed to your primary or your pulmonologist. Self-diagnosis when you are already dealing with another condition is a chancy proposition. One thing you might try is to avoid sleeping on your back - I find I have more night coughing when I do that.
That said, I do have allergies for which I regularly take oral medication and a nasal spray, but those were specifically recommended by my doc after looking up my nose, down my throat and reviewing my chart. I was also advised to avoid sinus rinses except during a respiratory infection as they can disrupt the normal behavior of sinuses and mucus production.
Have you talked to your primary or pulmonologist about these episodes? Do they happen every night?
I find a single puff of albuterol helpful when I wake up coughing. ( I have asthma). Coughing at night might be related to Bronchiectasis, asthma, allergies or reflux I figure.
Yes, I talked about coughing and he suggested I could take 7% saline or wait for the new pill coming out in August, whatever that is. He had no issues with any of the stuff I was trying to prevent night coughing. I went quite some time with Chatbot today and have a few things I'm going to try, nothing drastic, just some Xlear and breathe right bandages and see if that helps. If not, maybe prescription for Atrovent when I see my doctor in a month or so.
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1 ReactionI don't have any of the common symptoms of reflux other than the coughing which is considered not as common. I'm going to clear up my sinus and go from there. I know I have too much drainage going on at night, always have, so we'll see.
I woke up coughing two nights ago. Because I have been free of symptoms the past month, I went on high alert and worried I was going to fall to another virus. That day I did 2 sinus rinses (one saline, one Xlear) after weeks of doing none (I only do nasal lavage if I have symptoms) and four nebbing sessions with 7% saline, doubling my usual two.
This morning I am fine again. Can’t say it’s because I did all that extra nebbing and rinsing, but it didn’t hurt.