Help please?

Can anyone help me please? Can asthma get worse at night and on lying down? the tightness in my chest gets worse but is relieved when sitting up making sleeping difficult.

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Hi,

I think yes is the answer to both your questions - night time symptoms can be a feature of asthma and I actually prop up the bed with lots of pillow and sleep almost sitting up since I get tight if I lie down. Also, we had a first aid talk at work and one of the subjects covered was asthma - we were told that many asthmatics find changing their position and in particular, sitting slightly leaning forward, can help - which is exactly what I find!

Hope this helps.

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Hello Stuzo,

Yes, asthma can get worse at night; this is a particular feature of asthma. However, if you're getting night-time symptoms this suggests your asthma isn't very well controlled, so I suggest you get yourself an appointment with your local friendly GP to discuss your symptoms and review your treatment.

Regards,

CathBear

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yeah i can agree asthma does get worse at night but I belive its mainly due to the drop in temerature that goes on and inthe summer when the pollen has settled in the air

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hey,

i know that asthma gets worse at night but i was just wondering if anyone knows why it gets worse at night.

also what is it that causes asthma to get worse when you lie flat. i cant lie flat and virtually sleep uprite but never really know why.

I ahve aksed my con and he always sort of bypassess...noramlly because i ask him 101 questions!!!

any help would be great. i sorta curios.

olive

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