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Comfortable sleeping position with COPD and pleural effusion Return to previous page 2/8/2019 9020 Views 6 Answers Last Activity: 2 years ago, PainFighter Tags: COPD pleural effusion sleeping Question: 0 seattleite 3 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Comfortable sleeping position with COPD and pleural effusion seattleite 3 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments My mother has always slept on her left side. Her hospice nurse says that most of her COPD patients are most comfortable sleeping on the their sides. However, now that she is sleeping more, 6-9 hours at night and at least one 2-4 hours long nap in the afternoon, and the fact that she is so skinny and has lost so much muscle mass she has been waking up with "dead arm". Last night I got her positioned more on her back with pillows but the pain from the pleural effusion was stronger. She didn't wake up with a cramping and tingling arm but I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions.
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