TromboneAl
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For years, I've had the problem of coughing/throat clearing when I lie down to sleep. It's gotten worse over the last five years or so, and I finally figured out what's going on. This:
http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/guide/laryngopharyngeal-reflux-silent-reflux
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740808/
I'm a little annoyed that my doctor didn't figure this out, because I've mentioned the problem several times. It's apparently a very common cause of chronic coughing.
I've been experimenting to figure out what factors contribute to it, such as:
Hours between dinner and bedtime
Alcohol
Coffee
Carbonated drinks
What I eat for dinner
Pillow
Head orientation
Drinking water after dinner
My tentative conclusions so far:
Drink beer with dinner, and I'm screwed
Even if I eat dinner at four-thirty and go to bed at ten, I can have a problem
Raising up head of bed by five inches didn't help
Best: Water or a little wine with dinner, 1/2 tsp sodium bicarb after dinner, no food or drink after five PM, tuck chin down to chest while falling asleep. This works quite well.
Anyone else have this? Tips?
http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/guide/laryngopharyngeal-reflux-silent-reflux
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740808/
I'm a little annoyed that my doctor didn't figure this out, because I've mentioned the problem several times. It's apparently a very common cause of chronic coughing.
I've been experimenting to figure out what factors contribute to it, such as:
Hours between dinner and bedtime
Alcohol
Coffee
Carbonated drinks
What I eat for dinner
Pillow
Head orientation
Drinking water after dinner
My tentative conclusions so far:
Drink beer with dinner, and I'm screwed
Even if I eat dinner at four-thirty and go to bed at ten, I can have a problem
Raising up head of bed by five inches didn't help
Best: Water or a little wine with dinner, 1/2 tsp sodium bicarb after dinner, no food or drink after five PM, tuck chin down to chest while falling asleep. This works quite well.
Anyone else have this? Tips?