Uncomfortable wheezy chest only when sitting

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Hi chaps, very strange condition for a few weeks, during the day going about normally, walking the dog shopping etc I am totally fine, when I go to bed at night I feel perfect but at about 7 in the evening if I settle on a chair to watch tv I get a wheezy chest, sometimes a dry cough and find it really uncomfortable, so much so that I often go off to bed early knowing that it will relieve the discomfort, no phlegm, hardly a cough at all, a little very minor back pain but hardly worth mentioning, no shortness of breath, no real environmental reasons, we have a wood burner but I get to feel unwell even when it's unlit, I'm on ramipril and simvastatin but have been for many years with no side-effects.

Anyone any thoughts please ?

Roger

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  • Posted

    If you hadn't said you were fine at night I would have suggested nocturnal asthma (nighttime asthma) - WebMD has a very good article about it which might still be relevant. But is this always after your evening meal? Could it be reflux?

  • Posted

    I reckon that an American site will have different procedures when diagnosing medical conditions..

    Enviromental Issues.

    My question would beĀ 

    Do you have any family?

    ISounds like something I get.

    • Posted

      No Eileen, I'm totally OK at night ... ill when sitting down at night, I'm beginning to think it might be the wood burner so I might try leaving it unlit for a couple of nights and see what happens. The only family flufighter is my wife (and dog) ... they show no signs of discomfort so maybe it's a newly developed allergy to the smoke particles ... I maybe need to look at the ventilation. 

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