Catarrh and Sleep Disruption

[JV16]

My girlfriend is currently suffering from Catarrh and her sleep is being disrupted regularly. She has no trouble getting to sleep but regularly wakes up during the night and can't sleep again for 3 - 4 hours. She has mild asthma and is coughing quite a lot in the mornings and at night. Her ears are blocked and has a lot of mucus on her chest. She was recently suffering from a cold and thought it had passed. She has tried taking decongestants, she uses a steamer regularly and other medications recommended by her GP but nothing has so far cleared the mucus build up. Can anyone suggest anything? Thanks

[JV16]

Thanks for the reply. Not sure what you mean by 'peak flow' and her 'normal numbers'. If you mean when she wakes up it's usually 2 - 3 hours after falling to sleep, around 1 or 2 o'clock. She has been to her doctor today and was prescribed a nasal spray for hayfever. We know it's definitely not just hayfever because I suffer from it myself, worse than what she does but haven't had the problems she's had. She is now finding that she's congested in her throat and ears?

[rtsheila]

does she do a peak flow? what are her normal numbers compared to now?  if she is having trouble sleeping at night and waking up with asthma symptoms, she really should see a doctor or go to the ER.  Obvioulsy, what she's been doing isn't helping at all and she is likely to only get worse.