In the middle of the night...

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3RingCircus

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We have noticed that during a certain span of time nealry every night Sam gets heat/sweaty and coughing spells.
Does this happen to you? What do you do?
I feel bad that I cannot do much other than go back to sleep. Meanwhile, he is coughing for sometimes an hour or more on end, showering off the sweat, and trying to drink fluids.
During the day when he has had heat spells I simply make him eat something salty and drink some fluids, which seems to take care of the issue. His coughing during the day has been minimal since starting the vest and nebulizer.
Very new at all of this, any help is greatly appreciated <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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3RingCircus

New member
We have noticed that during a certain span of time nealry every night Sam gets heat/sweaty and coughing spells.
Does this happen to you? What do you do?
I feel bad that I cannot do much other than go back to sleep. Meanwhile, he is coughing for sometimes an hour or more on end, showering off the sweat, and trying to drink fluids.
During the day when he has had heat spells I simply make him eat something salty and drink some fluids, which seems to take care of the issue. His coughing during the day has been minimal since starting the vest and nebulizer.
Very new at all of this, any help is greatly appreciated <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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MeasureInLove

Guest
I had this problem briefly as my O2 levels dropped very low while I slept. My doctors had me do an overnight oximeter test and now I use oxygen while sleeping. It's helped me to get better rest at night.
 
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MeasureInLove

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I had this problem briefly as my O2 levels dropped very low while I slept. My doctors had me do an overnight oximeter test and now I use oxygen while sleeping. It's helped me to get better rest at night.
 
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3RingCircus

New member
Yea, more or less. Now that you mention it we definitely see this worsen around illness.
Oxygen dropping...I wonder if we should have him do vest treatments in the middle of the night? He's blessed with the ability to resume sleep after being woken, thirty minutes total awake its better than an hour or more hacking on his poor lungs.
 
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3RingCircus

New member
Yea, more or less. Now that you mention it we definitely see this worsen around illness.
Oxygen dropping...I wonder if we should have him do vest treatments in the middle of the night? He's blessed with the ability to resume sleep after being woken, thirty minutes total awake its better than an hour or more hacking on his poor lungs.
 
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welshwitch

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Is he exercising? If he could do a hard workout during the day I guarantee it will help with night congestion. What's happening is, during the day you are moving around, coughing stuff out and clearing yourself out. When you are sleeping your body, and lungs, are stagnant and the opportunity to keep yourself clear is harder. That's why I always wake up pretty congested, because my body has just spent several hours in a rest state. On days where I do a hard, cardio workout I have that time to cough everything up and my night time and next morning is are much clearer. Basically, it's being proactive with it. This principle is doubly important if you are sick.
 
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welshwitch

Guest
Is he exercising? If he could do a hard workout during the day I guarantee it will help with night congestion. What's happening is, during the day you are moving around, coughing stuff out and clearing yourself out. When you are sleeping your body, and lungs, are stagnant and the opportunity to keep yourself clear is harder. That's why I always wake up pretty congested, because my body has just spent several hours in a rest state. On days where I do a hard, cardio workout I have that time to cough everything up and my night time and next morning is are much clearer. Basically, it's being proactive with it. This principle is doubly important if you are sick.
 
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