sleeping in a slightly elevated position will help some. you can also ask your doctor to give you a simple device that allows you to excercise your lungs and airway. it is a plastic device usually has a small ball in the bottom of it and the goal is to keep using it until you can bring the ball further and further towards the top. as you consistently do this it will strengthen your ability to breathe better. you are basically exercising your lungs just as you are excercising other parts of your body as you do when you get on your exercise bike. as with any exercise program when you first begin you may find with your diminished lung capacity you are not able to do a great deal at first but if you stick with it every day even with the copd you will have better air way function breathe better and be stronger. let me know after 90 days of doing this several times a day if it helped i believe you will find that you are breathing easier and getting some relief from your morning coughing spells. just remember you have copd and nothing is going to just make it go away and suddently you are not coughing that is just not being realistic. if you stick with it however it should help you and allow you to breathe easier in the am
i have copd i cannot catch my breadth every morning when i wake. it takes me 2 or 3 hours of coughing. can you help? . i use an exercise bike daily and generally feel pretty good. my mornings are a nightmare. can you suggest something. would an upruight bed help me?