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What Are The Symptoms Of Pneumonia?
Question: Can chronic bronchitis followed by double pneumonia 3 weeks ago cause a low oxygen reading during sleep such as an average of 84%? I still cough up mucus,mostly clear in morning, and have some wheezing off and on during the day and night.
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Brief Answer:
I would need some info.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic.
I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad, I have read your question in detail, I understand your concern and will try to help you in the best possible way.
In order to help you better , I would like you to give me some more information,
I will here by ask you some relevant questions to fill up the information gap.
1) Is this seasonal or is happening just in this season?
2) At what time do you cough more?
3) Any chest pain?
4) Any stomach issues?
5) What are meds you using?
6) Are meds working for you?
7) you height and weight?
8) any history of sleep apnoea?
Waiting for your input
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
M.B.B.S ( Licensed Family practitioner)
Resident M.D.
I would need some info.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic.
I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad, I have read your question in detail, I understand your concern and will try to help you in the best possible way.
In order to help you better , I would like you to give me some more information,
I will here by ask you some relevant questions to fill up the information gap.
1) Is this seasonal or is happening just in this season?
2) At what time do you cough more?
3) Any chest pain?
4) Any stomach issues?
5) What are meds you using?
6) Are meds working for you?
7) you height and weight?
8) any history of sleep apnoea?
Waiting for your input
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
M.B.B.S ( Licensed Family practitioner)
Resident M.D.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
1) This is not seasonal
2) 90 per cent of coughing takes place within one hour of getting up in the morning
3)No chest pain
4)No stomach issues
5)Only oxygen at night now for bronchitis. I take linsiporil and nefidipiene for high blood pressure and simvastin for high chlorestoral.
6) Blood pressure reading are around 140/65.
7)5'10" and 250 lbs.
8)I have never been tested for sleep apena.
2) 90 per cent of coughing takes place within one hour of getting up in the morning
3)No chest pain
4)No stomach issues
5)Only oxygen at night now for bronchitis. I take linsiporil and nefidipiene for high blood pressure and simvastin for high chlorestoral.
6) Blood pressure reading are around 140/65.
7)5'10" and 250 lbs.
8)I have never been tested for sleep apena.
Brief Answer:
These are some possible causes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back,
Yes pneumonia can cause decreased O2 saturartion in night but active pneumonia has other symptoms too, like fever tachy cardia ,,high brething rate etc.
This needs evaluation by a pulmonologist, I will hereby mention some other possibilities here as well,
possibilities:
1) Sleep apnoea:
In obese people tongue and respiratory passages have fat in them so they get narrowed specially when the person sleeps, these causes snoring and blockage of respiration during sleep specially in people who mostly sleep on their back. Some times breathing stops and a person wakes up gasping for air...
Reducing weight in such people can work wonder and proves to be the best drug.
2) ACE inhibitors:
You are taking licinopril for your BP which is an ACE inhibiotor, it is side effect of ACE inhibitor that they cause dry cough.
You might want to discuss this side effect with your doctor.
3) Lung allergy:
Wheeze and cough can also indicate lung allergy , you might wann take asthma meds like anti histamin , inhaler , mast cell stabilizers for this problem.
4) Pneumonia:
It can be a cause but as i said it has other symptoms too , to go along with lung issues.
SUGGESTIONS:
1) Reduce weight.
2) Don't sleep on your back.
3)You can use the inhaler.
4) Steam inhallation.
5) Visit a GP and discuss the cause of it including licinopril side effect.
Things don't seem much serious but need proper diagnosis and management :)
Wish you the very best of luck,
Regards
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad
These are some possible causes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back,
Yes pneumonia can cause decreased O2 saturartion in night but active pneumonia has other symptoms too, like fever tachy cardia ,,high brething rate etc.
This needs evaluation by a pulmonologist, I will hereby mention some other possibilities here as well,
possibilities:
1) Sleep apnoea:
In obese people tongue and respiratory passages have fat in them so they get narrowed specially when the person sleeps, these causes snoring and blockage of respiration during sleep specially in people who mostly sleep on their back. Some times breathing stops and a person wakes up gasping for air...
Reducing weight in such people can work wonder and proves to be the best drug.
2) ACE inhibitors:
You are taking licinopril for your BP which is an ACE inhibiotor, it is side effect of ACE inhibitor that they cause dry cough.
You might want to discuss this side effect with your doctor.
3) Lung allergy:
Wheeze and cough can also indicate lung allergy , you might wann take asthma meds like anti histamin , inhaler , mast cell stabilizers for this problem.
4) Pneumonia:
It can be a cause but as i said it has other symptoms too , to go along with lung issues.
SUGGESTIONS:
1) Reduce weight.
2) Don't sleep on your back.
3)You can use the inhaler.
4) Steam inhallation.
5) Visit a GP and discuss the cause of it including licinopril side effect.
Things don't seem much serious but need proper diagnosis and management :)
Wish you the very best of luck,
Regards
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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