what causes coughing when lying down

When I am lying down is when it happens. I have had it happen before. I'm on oxygen, and I have spells of hard coughing.

Come back to report your progress, so others may benefit. The effect is gradual and you will experience coughing initially, when doing ujjayi. Ujjayi pranayam Procedure: While breathing in, tighten throat(contract glotis) and there will be sound from back of throat, then drop chin(rest chin on chest), hold breath as long as possible.Then chin up, close right nostril and slowly breath out through left nostril.

During the day, when I am up and around, it reverts to some slight shortness of breath and slight pressure in the right lung and a tickle/some pressure in the throat). At night,when I first lay down, I have a little shortness of breath but can get to sleep. After about 2-3 hours I suddenly can't breathe and my right lung aches badly, so it wakes me up. I feel like the throat may be constricting also.

I have turbinates hypertrophy that causes post-nasal drip but when I lie down I stop coughing completely and if the cough were caused by post-nasal drip it would get worse lying down. I was wondering if you could help me understanding what is causing this cough and how to get rid of it, thank you.

My current coughing fit are somewhat food related such as kiwi fruit (acid feeling inside), pineapple, honey, All Bran also less so sugar tasting foods though I somewhat get coughing when fasting or just lying down and chocolate . I tried Nexium before but it gives me severe muscle cramps.

when liquids or foods go down the wrong pipe, i begin coughing, and if fels like my lungs are contracting, and feel a burning sensation. it really hurts, so i need to know what this is ? and if it is a big problem ?

There is no doubt in my mind that your father has pulmonary edema. Evidence is it happens when lying down as gravity causes fluids to fill the lung tissues. Sitting up reduces that circumstance. Also, a dry cough is another indication. Those exact symptoms your father has put me in the hospital for several days 6 years ago with congested heart failure and mild pulmonary edema. I was shocked to hear the diagnosis as I thought I had a lung problem...

Dry coughing may be a sign of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)- the acid reflux can be worse when you are lying down flat. Try not eating two to three hours prior to lying down and put the head of your bed up at a slant/get a wedge pillow for your torso to be at a slant when you sleep/are lying down. GERD may mimic post nasal drip, according to one site, so if you had a cold, you might also consider whether or not you have post nasal drip.

but he said that he never heard of them. There must be some truth to the idea that lying down causes more palps because it happens to me when I try to sleep sometimes. It is real to me, so you are not alone.

When I lay down it felt/feels (still get it from time to time) like my heart was 'fluttering' - it would go fast, then become irregular like missing a few beats - I also noticed it quite badly after I'd eaten a heavy meal.

It got more frequent and usually when I was sitting down or lying down. Just over a month ago I got a series of sore throats, they’d get better then another would start after a couple of days. Whether or not I got a sore throat seemed to depend on if I lay flat on my back. I started to prop myself up and the sore throats stopped, but the cough is still there.

Since the cough comes when you change position while lying down, and all other causes are ruled out, In all probability, you are suffering from a bad gastric reflux. Treatment is a combination of drugs to reduce the acid and lifestyle changes.

Get good neck and head support when you are lying down. A cervical pillow and a flat stable bed will be beneficial. Get adequate sleep and eat well .I also suggest that you seek consult with an ophthalmologist and ENT specialist. Sinus headaches may present with a sensation of fullness or pressure. Eye problems may also manifest with headaches. It is best to have this ruled out first.

My cold extremeties are the worst when sitting. But my pain is worst when lying down. I have no idea about my BP changes. I do have low BP and pulse overall though.

I have also experienced a loss of sensation in my toes, and can no longer move them well. Since sitting up makes my pain worse, I have been lying down. I am on oxygen at night, but I have noticed in these past few days I become sleepy while lying down, so I put my O2 on to take a nap. The increased O2 wakes me up, and I feel fine, no longer sleepy. It makes sense to me that lying down is causing me the same problems I was having only during sleep.

They precluded low spinal fluid pressure from the spinal block because my headaches are worse, not better, when lying down. I had MRIs on my brain and all was fine. My blood pressure got quite high and I was prescribed hypotone. I was also put on Trepiline, Tramacet and Maxalt and an amjoxycillin (as I had a UTI). 4 days later I was feeling a bit better and was discharged- still on all the above meds, and so have had to discontinue breastfeeding (am expressing milk though).

My head will often feel hot when I am having a migraine but not like that... and it has never felt worse when lying down... often it feels better lying down, unless the pain is so bad that I can lie down, but lying down doesn't make it worse then, it just doesn't make it any better... so lying down making the pain worse was just the weirdest thing ever.

I get a sore throat (not tonsils but when you swallow) I now go straight on antibiotics and use Bricanyl inhaler although it doesnt seem to have much effect except to cause alot of mucus coughed up from the lungs. It causes me to have spasm coughing and if I cannot control this to 3 or 4 coughs my windpipe closes over making it hard to breath in or out. The last one about 2 years ago stopped me breathing in and out completely for 10 to 15 seconds and I thought I had bought it.

I noticed when I lay down, when I exhale there is a quiet crackling noise. If I am not lying down, I can only hear it if I take a long exhale, like to get all the air out. I went to the dr for it and was told my lungs sound clear. I have a bit of fluid in my ear and no fever. Currently, there is only a cough on exertion and I am not coughing anything up (even with taking mucinex as my dr recommended).

heart attacks don't have to come on while doing things. Are you feeling anxious, and what about when lying down?

Elevating the head of your bed could also help if it is acid reflux. Coughing when lying down can also be a symptom of congestive heart failure. When I was undiagnosed with sleep apnea, I would awaken in a violent coughing fit like something had gone down the wrong way, and in retrospect realize those were likely times when my breathing stopped and had struggled to resume. Have you been seen by a doctor for this?

Ask your doctor about this. You can not make it worse by coughing, coughing is a bodily function.

What causes coughing when lying down

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