breathing problems? Sleeping on the couch & posture or something else?!
Question: Breathing problems? Sleeping on the couch & posture or something else?
Well i need a bit of advice.
I've been using the sofa to sleep for awhile - a few months now ( Since August I think?)
And lately when i try & take a breath in i get this tight restrictive blocked feeling in my throat
sometimes i can take a good deep breath in & feel the air go all the way in & then sometimes i can't.
The back of my neck hurts too like a dull ache. And if i try too hard to get a deep breath in the back of my neck gets a burning sensation
If i sit up properly sometimes the neck pain will go away
But the feeling when i breathe doesn't
Is this from the way i sit & sleep or is it something else
Anyone else had this?
Answers:
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Due to continued sleep in a bad posture, the uneven pressure on your neck and spine is now protesting about the injustice brought about by you.
It could be heading towards Stiff Neck or Spondylosis .
The best remedy is now to sleep on the floor over a carpet without any Pillow. In any case your bed has to be hard.
You and put a 1/2" Plywood sheet on your bed and sleep on it.
Do not use any ointment or pain balm .
I hope your head does not reel and make you feel that the world is going round and round
Take Vitamin-C 500mg daily with your breakfast for 10 days .
Start neck exercises _ 2 times daily
1. Turn the neck to the Right - 10 times
2. Turn the neck to the Left - 10 times
3. Rotate your neck Clockwise and anti-clockwise 10 times
4. Push your neck forward and backwards -10 times
If after 10 days, you get no relief, please see an Orthopedic Surgeon.
tight neck muscles would be my guess for there really isn't much else in the neck to act up on you. Freeing up your neck muscles should give you relief from this and here's how to free it up:
Neck
Put your hands alongside your head so your thumbs are on the front of the muscle under your ear and your fingers are on the back of the muscle behind your neck. Squeeze your thumb and fingers together and hold. Relax your body. When your fingers and thumb touch, about two minutes, slowly lower your head as far as you can, release the pressure but hold your neck lowered for another 30 seconds.
For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.