I’m not 100% sure it’s a Long COVID symptom, but ever since I had COVID a few months ago, I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with a coughing fit. Not every night, but a lot of nights. It doesn’t last that long and I’m able to go back to sleep, so it’s not all that debilitating, but I’m pretty sure it’s because of COVID.
The lungs generally take the longest to get better. They’re constantly flexing without stop, so it’s a slower process to repair.
I’m saying this from experience as someone who has asthma, allergies, and had a cold or bronchitis an average of once every four months or so growing up. It can easily take several months for a general cough to go away.
Don’t take any of this as medical advice, but if it’s not getting better (or if it gets worse), you should go get it checked out.
I might have the same, but I’m not sure if it’s only due to dry air. I’m currently monitoring and logging the humidity, and then might buy an air humidifier.
I also have more headaches, not sure if that’s because of getting older (I didn’t even have headaches when hungover when I was younger xD).
One way to get humidity is to wear a mask. An N95 isn’t necessary, you want to be getting plenty of oxygen in your sleep, but a loose-fitting mask will still hold the moisture and warmth from your exhales. And will stay in place better than just burying your head in the blankets.
I have something similar, and something I noticed was if the air I was breathing was a little cold it made it worse, and a space heater made it better, as well as making sure my back/shoulders were fully covered in a blanket to keep the area around my lungs warm. I’m not sure how humidity affects it but maybe changing that could help too.
I’m not 100% sure it’s a Long COVID symptom, but ever since I had COVID a few months ago, I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with a coughing fit. Not every night, but a lot of nights. It doesn’t last that long and I’m able to go back to sleep, so it’s not all that debilitating, but I’m pretty sure it’s because of COVID.
The lungs generally take the longest to get better. They’re constantly flexing without stop, so it’s a slower process to repair.
I’m saying this from experience as someone who has asthma, allergies, and had a cold or bronchitis an average of once every four months or so growing up. It can easily take several months for a general cough to go away.
Don’t take any of this as medical advice, but if it’s not getting better (or if it gets worse), you should go get it checked out.
I might have the same, but I’m not sure if it’s only due to dry air. I’m currently monitoring and logging the humidity, and then might buy an air humidifier.
I also have more headaches, not sure if that’s because of getting older (I didn’t even have headaches when hungover when I was younger xD).
One way to get humidity is to wear a mask. An N95 isn’t necessary, you want to be getting plenty of oxygen in your sleep, but a loose-fitting mask will still hold the moisture and warmth from your exhales. And will stay in place better than just burying your head in the blankets.
I have something similar, and something I noticed was if the air I was breathing was a little cold it made it worse, and a space heater made it better, as well as making sure my back/shoulders were fully covered in a blanket to keep the area around my lungs warm. I’m not sure how humidity affects it but maybe changing that could help too.