COPD and Electric Adjustable Beds

COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease is a term used to describe a number of lung disorders that affect breathing.  Emphysema, Pneumoconiosis, chronic Asthma or chronic Bronchitis all come under that heading.

People with COPD typically suffer from symptoms like wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and chest pain. Also some of the prescription medicines that sufferers take can cause insomnia at night or sleepiness in the day.  Even having to wake at set hours of the night to take medicines on schedule disturbs sleep.

If you have had a medical diagnosis of COPD then you must follow the healthy living guidelines as given by your doctor around diet and exercise and also try and get into a good sleep routine. If you have a progressive condition like COPD then you are eligible for a VAT free purchase of equipment like riser recliner chairs or adjustable electric beds.  Call us on 08000 832 797 and if you are fairly local we can arrange to pick you up and bring you to the showroom for a try on some of the display beds we have.

Lying flat can cause sufferers to cough more at night. Also some people find that on a regular bed that their lungs fill up with phlegm a bit more. This then leads to being breathless in the mornings and can make them feel fatigued as they cannot get enough oxygen.

Before investing in an adjustable bed you might have been trying wedge pillows or building up the head end of the bed by stuffing more pillows under your head.  However as we often move around in the night this can mean that we slip off them or they fall off onto the floor, so we end up lying flat again.

This is what one COPD sufferer wrote about his experience.

"I can now sleep with one pillow that never slips. I can raise my head by the amount I am comfortable with, and this can amazingly vary over a week. I even raise my feet slightly as this makes me even more comfortable.

However, the most important aspect of this is that I do not wake at all in the night coughing. And my breathing is better in the day as my lungs do not fill with fluid in the night." 

Source:Living with COPD Blog

So as you can see he sleeps through the night now - rather than his condition keeping him awake.  You can take a look at our website here where some of our beds are shown.

With it being National Bed Month we have some Spring Offers that we would like to share with you on our range of electric adjustable beds.

Call us on 08000 832797 or pop in to the showroom and actually try one before you buy one.

National Bed Month Offers and Tips for Sleeping Well

Sleeping soundly?

Does the barking of dogs or traffic noise keep you awake? Maybe you have a disturbed night because of being too warm or too chilly? Perhaps you have a medical condition that keeps you from dozing off? Or maybe it's down to your actual bed?



We must recognise that the sleep environment has a great bearing on how well we sleep. So before we consider the bed there are a few things to bear in mind to help us sleep soundly through the night. After all sleep is an essential state that accentuates the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems.


First of all it is good to set a definite going to bed and waking up routine as the body likes to get into its sleep rhythms which can be changed around by going to bed at different times of the night (or day.) For more information see here all about sleep rhythms.


Avoid stimulants like nicotine and caffeine. This is self-explanatory especially if within 3 hours of bedtime.


Avoid alcohol as although in small doses it may seem to promote a feeling of sleepiness, in regular consumption and in larger quantities it disrupts the sleeping cycle.


Exercise regularly (a daily workout or if you would prefer something not too strenuous - a walk) can help you to rest again later at the end of the day. If you are more sedentary a light walk in the outside air will help enormously. Exposure to day time light helps the body to reset its circadian rhythms so get out and have a walk around now the Spring has sprung.


Have an every-day settling down routine to help set yourself up for sleep. More than one of our happy customers has bought a massage chair just for this reason, which they go on dialled in to a relaxed setting before retiring for the night.



Ensure the room is dark enough (fit an extra liner to your curtains if necessary.) It must also be quiet and comfortable.


If you are considering taking sleeping medication then make sure you discuss it with your doctor. Here at the Castle Comfort Centre we are lucky to have Dr Neil Stirling MB ChB a retired GP who can give unbiased guidance and advice on which medical conditions may be helped through the use of an electric adjustable bed.

Adjustable electric beds also make it easier on those caring for others as raising a person to a sitting position perhaps for meals or to get dressed is a lot easier than trying to manually transfer someone by lifting them up the bed. If you knew how many backs have got injured through doing that you would be amazed. Far simpler to press a button and have the bed do all the moving and handling.

I hope you have enjoyed our tips for sleeping well and if you want to come down to the showroom for a look you are very welcome anytime.


We are open 9.30-5 Monday to Saturday and on Sunday by appointment. Why not come down during March which is National Bed Month and then you can Spring in to Spring with a great offer on the bed of your choice. See if your bed will pass the BED MOT test?

New Electric Beds Staffordshire - Has your bed lost its bounce?

Spring in to Spring with Castle Comfort Centre

by Booting out Your Old Bed!

Here at Castle Comfort Centre in Wolstanton we have been selling electric beds for over a decade.  Why not visit our showroom for electric adjustable beds that will allow you time to try out some of the beds we have in stock.  We have a range of British made solid wood based beds that are all available in single and double sizes from 2ft 3inch to 5 ft in size.  We also match these with a huge variety of different mattress types aswell from traditional pocket sprung, reflex foam, natural latex and pressure relieving mattresses to ones with in-built massage functions.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR BED AND MATTRESS PAGE NOW!

 

The beauty of an adjustable bed if you are a couple is that you can opt to have 2 single mattresses side by side which will enable you to adjust the position of each person independently of the other.  So for example if one wishes to take a nap but the other wishes to sit up and read then the beds can, at the flick of a button, move to the required positions.  Also you can opt to have one partner use a softer mattress and the other might prefer a more firm mattress, or they could both be the same.  The choice is yours.

Our adjustable beds are available from stock here in Wolstanton

 and we can arrange same day or same week delivery depending on the delivery schedule at the time.  If we are out of stock we can special order a bed for delivery usually within a week.

As it is National Bed Month in March we are offering anyone taking the Bed MOT Test on our website here
some special Spring Offers to Boot out Your Old Bed and get yourself a new one.