Husband out of hospital-any advice on getting a good night 's sleep please

Hi Sandra pillow elevator might help being upright helps, there are medications that can help to suppress cough but these may not be appropriate if there is ongoing infection. Also you don't say if the sputum is easy or difficult to cough up. It would be worth you contacting your lung cancer nurse or go to discuss options. Cough exercises and/or nebulised saline might help but you need to discuss it with those who have full medical records to hand. Make sure room is ell ventilated and no potential irritants aground, perfumes air freshened ect. Hope a good nights sleep finds you soon

Hi Sandra,

My daughter who is asthmatic suffers similar symptoms during an episode which can result in several nights poor sleep. Unfortunately the irritant which makes you cough and the coughing up phlegm, is exhausting in itself. And it always seems that just as you fall back to sleep it starts again. A pillow elevator does help a bit, but doesn't always make the most comfortable way to sleep. The doctors used to recommend (as a short term fix) plugging a kettle in in the room to create some steam but you would need to check with a nurse whether this would be wise, I think you can also buy room vaporisers which do the same thing. A drink of hot water with honey and lemon was always seemed to help, we used to get a four hour stretch after that! I say we because I always slept next to her during these episodes, she had been hospitalised several times, and it was easier to be next to her and try and get some sleep than keep running from my room!

Good luck, I hope you both get some quality sleep soon x

hi sandra

so glad to see brian is home.

nans oncologist told us to give her co codomol at night to help suppress the wheezing and coughing, not sure if it works or if its just coincedence that the coughing isnt as bad.

take care of yourself and i hope the sleepless nights improve

love

nancy xxx