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Sleeping/breathing issues, anyone?

virginiagirl11virginiagirl11 member
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I'm having increasing difficulty sleeping due to difficulty breathing when I lie down.  Within about five minutes, my sinuses seem to fill up even though I'm not sick.  It requires me to breathe through my mouth.  This not only causes me to get really dried out, but it also makes me breathe really loudly and sometimes snore, which disrupts DH's sleep.

It's worst on my left side and seems to be a little better on my right so I've been trying to sleep mostly on my right these days.  I've been sleeping propped up as well for about 15 weeks now, first to help with heartburn and now to help with my sinuses.

Anyone else in this boat?

 

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  • HollyMarie1984HollyMarie1984 member
    A few nights ago DH said he woke up in the middle of the night and didn't like the way I was breathing so he brought our humidifier into our bedroom and that helped. I was also getting bloody noses everyday and my OB suggested a humidifier and I think it has helped a lot.
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  • algalphysalgalphys member
    Absolutely...left side worse for some unknown reason!
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  • NannaNanna member
    Yep, but mine is my right sinus that gives me trouble.  Last night I found a Breathe Right strip in the medicine cabinet so I put it on and it made a TON of difference and kept my nose clear all night long.  It was so awesome not to be a mouth breather for an evening!  I'll definitely be trying another strip tonight to see if it helps again!
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  • claytonswife2011claytonswife2011

    imageHollyMarie1984:
    A few nights ago DH said he woke up in the middle of the night and didn't like the way I was breathing so he brought our humidifier into our bedroom and that helped. I was also getting bloody noses everyday and my OB suggested a humidifier and I think it has helped a lot.

    agree 100% i had the same problem and my dr suggested we get a humidifier however over the weekend somehow it broke bc now its not working at all we just have to get a new one. onething i have noticed lately is that for some reason when i lay down i have extream shortness of breath and feel as if i just climbed 100 flieghts of stairs... 

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  • shaindelrshaindelr member
    Try using the NeilMed Sinus rinse. I know some of the bumpies are using it twice a day. I'm using mine usually once a day. It helps me a lot.
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  • virginiagirl11virginiagirl11 member
    Thanks for all of the tips, ladies!  I'll break out our humidifier tonight.  I'd love to hear whether the nose strips continue to help.  I'll look into the sinus rinse as well.
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  • bobalina77bobalina77
    Yep.. the minute I lay my head down. Then it seems to clear up a bit, and then if I get up to go pee (I should say WHEN I get up to go pee lol) I get back into bed and it's plugged up again. ugh! 
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  • eyecndieyecndi
    I have had this problem for the past few months. I decided to try the Breathe Right Strips and they have worked wonders. I read a while ago that during pregnancy your sinuses can swell causing breathing to be much harder. I wasn't able to sleep through the night at all. Ever since using the Breathe Right Strips, I have been sleeping MUCH better!
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