worrieddaughter77
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- Oct 6, 2017
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- Loved one DX
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- 10/2017
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- Oulu
My dad's coughing returned again. He was doing fine for several months but now he coughs every evening again. It's difficult for him to go to sleep because of it. He doesn't cough in his sleep though. He says coughing is mostly due to accumulating mucus. It accumulates in his throat and causes the cough. My dad gets completely exhausted from coughing.
His ALS dr doesn't seem concerned about it. He just said to continue using the BiPAP without any suggestion on how to make my dad feel better.
However, today my dad got really scared since after using the BiPAP for the whole night he woke up and couldn't breath at all. He said he wasn't able to breath at all for about half a minute until he coughed the mucus out and then started breathing. He seems very distressed by the experience.
Do you have any suggestions on what my dad can do to feel better?
Thank you!
His ALS dr doesn't seem concerned about it. He just said to continue using the BiPAP without any suggestion on how to make my dad feel better.
However, today my dad got really scared since after using the BiPAP for the whole night he woke up and couldn't breath at all. He said he wasn't able to breath at all for about half a minute until he coughed the mucus out and then started breathing. He seems very distressed by the experience.
Do you have any suggestions on what my dad can do to feel better?
Thank you!