Question 1

is their anything i can do to sleep with having pneumonia ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: 1-sleep propped up on a pillow or in a reclining chair
2-expand your lungs with an incentive spirometer before retiring
3-use oxygen if available
4-sometimes CPAP can help
5-vaporizer to prevent dryness helps

Question 2

what to do if i can't sleep because i'm coughing from pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Sleep: You have identified symptoms of insomnia secondary to cough from pneumonia, you would have to treat the pneumonia first, taking something very sedating could cause aspiration, also you can elevate the head side of your bed.

Question 3

should an elderly wiman sleep in a room with temp below 50 degrees when she is having respiroty problems, just got over pneumonia.

Accepted Answer

No: This is too cold with or without a respiratory infection, to sleep in. 65 degrees should be appropriate at night.

Question 4

hello i have pneumonia and i keep on coughing when i head to sleep its very annoying what can i take. (i'm not coughing up anything)?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: Did you already see a doctor who diagnosed this? Are you taking an antibiotic? If you have already been officially diagnosed, then you should discuss this with your doctor. Some over-the-counter medicines like Robitussin (guaifenesin) may provide some relief. If not for you, then prescription meds are helpful, but you would need to see a doctor for this. Best wishes.

Question 5

is it possible for me to get pneumonia if i leave the ceiling fan on every night when i sleep?

Accepted Answer

No: A ceiling fan will not cause pneumonia.

Question 6

i was diagnosed with pneumonia today. i'm trying to sleep, but when i start to fall asleep i wake up by lost of breath. i'm 31 what can i do?

Accepted Answer

Pneumonia: Your bronchi and bronchioles are narrowed by swelling.  Medication from your doc should have helped.  Go to sleep in an elevated position using multiple pillows.  Consider an humidifier.

Question 7

pt had pneumonia, in hosp for 3 days, coughs, no o2. noticed is sleeping 15 hrs. if straight through.  what does this mean? has hospice service.

Accepted Answer

Other diagnoses?: After pneumonia, the hospital usually checks oxygen levels, and these should be normal at discharge if nothing else is wrong. Sleeping long periods is common during recovering from significant illness, not by itself a cause for concern.

Question 8

is there any specific position to sleep when you have pleural effusion and atelectasis post pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

No: Getting up, normal activity and breathing activity is the best way to help your lungs heal.

Question 9

i have pneumonia and am exhausted! want to sleep but when i lay down there's a loud rattling noise and makes me cough! how do i stop this?

Accepted Answer

Rattling noise: Try using a bronchodilator three or four times a day. In addition try sleeping with several pillows and keep a vaporizer going when you sleep.

Question 10

my daughter is 5 and has pneumonia shes doing much better and no fever but she's sleeping a lot she never takes naps is this norm or is it the meds?

Accepted Answer

Sleep is healing.: Pneumonia is a serious illness.  Sleep helps the body heal. That said, some medicines can make kids sleepy.  Talk to her doc and see if any can be lowered as she improves.

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Should an elderly wiman sleep in a room with temp below 50 degrees when she is having respiroty problems, just got over pneumonia.

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Hello i have pneumonia and i keep on coughing when i head to sleep its very annoying what can i take. (i'm not coughing up anything)?

A member asked:

Is it possible for me to get pneumonia if i leave the ceiling fan on every night when i sleep?

A member asked:

I was diagnosed with pneumonia today. i'm trying to sleep, but when i start to fall asleep i wake up by lost of breath. i'm 31 what can i do?

A member asked:

Pt had pneumonia, in hosp for 3 days, coughs, no o2. noticed is sleeping 15 hrs. if straight through. what does this mean? has hospice service.

A member asked:

Is there any specific position to sleep when you have pleural effusion and atelectasis post pneumonia?

A member asked:

I have pneumonia and am exhausted! want to sleep but when i lay down there's a loud rattling noise and makes me cough! how do i stop this?

A member asked:

My daughter is 5 and has pneumonia shes doing much better and no fever but she's sleeping a lot she never takes naps is this norm or is it the meds?

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