How to sleep with broken ribs?

Does anyone else get terrified of coughing or sneezing while trying to fall asleep with a rib injury? It is so painful and scary. How do you guys manage to lie down without feeling like your chest is collapsing?

When I injured my ribs in a fall, sleeping on my back with a couple of pillows propped under my head and another under my knees was the only way I could get any rest. I had to strictly avoid side sleeping.

I know exactly how scary it feels to breathe deeply at night when your ribs are broken; the anxiety makes the chest tightness feel even worse. Try sleeping in a semi-upright reclined position, it really helps ease that panic.

Haan na, broken ribs pain is just terrible, you can't even turn around in bed. I had to sleep on a comfortable armchair in the living room for two weeks because bed was too painful, ho na.