Mucus at night

[Shirleyam]

My husband has PD and suffers from mucus in throat at night as soon as he lies down. Any solutions?

[Bailey_Texas]

Hello Shirleyam

Does he get choked a lot at night. If he does it could just be PD. PWP don't have more saliva we just don't swallow as often. Also our muscle don't react as fast so our windpipe does not react fast enough to stop saliva so we choke.

I use to choke at night but a increase in meds and a lot of exercise i do not get choked any more.

Hope this helps

Bailey

[Shirleyam]

Thank you for your reply. He doesn't choke, but it wakes him up. He does exercise a lot. Do you do special exercises for swallowing? Cutting back on dairy products as someone else suggested. He has been having ice cream at night so am hoping that will help.

[Bailey_Texas in reply to Shirleyam]

no just general exercise

Ice cream or milk will cause me to have mucus.

Cutting back on dairy products before bed will help. Maybe an antihistamine to dry up his sinus could help.

[cabbagecottage in reply to Shirleyam]

No dairy food of any kind or crumbly bits before bed . .

Does he use thickener in anything liquid ..

You can get Meds to help but they can cause hallucinations . John has glycopperate which did help but only for a short time .

[Shirleyam in reply to cabbagecottage]

Thanks. He was having ice cream and chocolate in the evening. None las5 night and he slept better

[M_rosew]

Omit dairy products and chocolate in the evening + drink water. Try to have a productive cough last thing. In bed lay semi-prone (recovery position). Oblas oil can be useful sometimes.

[M_rosew]

Sorry, that should read Olbas oil.

[Shirleyam in reply to M_rosew]

What is ok as oil?

[M_rosew in reply to Shirleyam]

Olbas oil is a nasal decongestant. Comes in a small dropper bottle. Put a couple of drops on a hankie and inhale. (Could put it on your pillow-case, but it tends to stain).

[cabbagecottage]

That's good , it can be frightening

[leojohn]

My husband's family doctor suggested honey,lemon and a little cinnamon in warm water to help with mucus.