when i lay down to go to sleep, as i start to breathe deeply it feels like i am breathing in something, and its catching in the back of my throat, particularly on the "right side" of my throat. a bunch of people have said it may be allergies; mold, mildew, etc. but i flipped my mattress and sprayed it with mold and mildew treatment, cleaned my sheets and thoroughly vaccuumed my room, and i just recently got an air purifier in here, but the problem seems to remain. any help? anyone?
2006-10-14 04:14:45 · 11 answers · asked by Duncan B 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
thanks for all the help everyone, but none of these answers seem to locate my problem. im not a smoker. im 18 so still young and healthy. pets dont come in my room. and i cant sleep with a window open at night because its too cold, but during the day ive tried leaving it open all day to air it out. the problem was happening before i got the purifier, so i dont think it's making me sick. but i think i may just be getting sick, but this has been going on for awhile now, i just dont have many other symptoms of a flu, common cold, etc. thanks again!
2006-10-15 01:24:21 · update #1
thats a classic sign of the fact that your jsut getting sick. Use nightime nyquil for awhile to get you sleep. Also, we have an oreck air purifier and i swear everytime we have it turned off for over a week and then i turn it back on, i get sick a few days later. I think our bodies have adapted to naturally dirty air. So i wouldnt be surprised if its just the fact that your body needs time to adjust to the clean air. I know this sounds crazy, but i swear to god this happens and everytime to me, and we have had our oreck for over 3 years now. I litteraly tested on myself to see if it was making me sick. Also ive suffered from horrible dust/mold/mildew + allergies for over 12 years and ive never gotten a scratchy throat. Sounds like your just gettin a cold from that purifier. Get better! ♥
2006-10-14 04:25:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since your cough is continuing you need to see your doctor. This is especially important for people who are heavy smokers and even more important for those who are over 40 years old. A chest x-ray will generally find the serious causes of your cough. The most likely cause of your occasional dry cough while sleeping is irritation of the airways of your lungs from smoking. Perhaps this is combined with breathing dry air through your mouth during sleep. Your cough could also be due to other health problems, such as heartburn, postnasal drip, or sinus problems.
2006-10-14 11:24:51 · answer #2 · answered by dollface 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you smoke? I smoke and I find that sometimes when I lay down to go to sleep I cough. Do you have pets in the house. If so you might want to keep them out of your sleeping area, this did not work for me because I love my pets to much to keep them out of my room. Are you leaving a window open and you are allergic to something outside? Try sucking on a cough drop, this helps me.
2006-10-15 03:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to what everyone else has said, maybe you should be checked for a "cardiac cough" it's a cough caused by certain heart problems, also some medications cause a chronic cough, sometimes blood pressure pills can be the culprit.
2006-10-14 22:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by Shaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you're concentrating is Allergies externally. You have to take care of internal allergies. High possibility that in your body, there are metallic chemical toxin that cause blockage to the blood or oxygen stream and hence cause you to cough out.
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I sincerely hope you can be out of this mess asap.
2006-10-14 11:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by sprow 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is this every night or once in a while? Do you have a way to sleep elsewhere to determine whether it's the room causing the problem, a motel, for example?
2006-10-14 22:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try letting your room air out by opening a window everyday and see if this helps. It might be the pillows or blankets that you are using, also.
2006-10-14 15:42:23 · answer #7 · answered by Rosey55 D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is allergies. If you aren't on allergy meds try Delsum cough medicine before you go to sleep.
2006-10-14 11:19:13 · answer #8 · answered by noonee333 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go see a doctor, if all that you did isn't helping then it's time to go see if the problem is serious.
2006-10-14 11:26:03 · answer #9 · answered by kitkat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. it is your post nasal drip while lying down that is causing the problem. See a plumber
2006-10-14 11:18:02 · answer #10 · answered by wheels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋