Would you push for a new med for hospice patient?

My dad has cancer and it's rapid. He also has pneumonia and hearing his wheezing and deep bronchial sounds when breathing is very sad. They're treating him with morphine and said it can help relax airways. But I read online it's often used with a nebulizer or steroid too. I said today that his wheezing is really chronic, and could we do a steroid for a day. They basically bypassed my request with just more morphine. It's not really helping and while I understand we are not going to actively treat it, I think something else should be given now that he's in a lot of distress.
It's just about labored breathing even though nurse said it's not really affecting him. I believe it is. Should I push again tomorrow for alternative med?

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Baybreeze · 41-45, F

@Gibbon What is so unfortunate is before coming to hospice they offer that procedure. He said yes and apparently my mom said he saw the needle and declined it. He had had a procedure to clean an open wound the year prior and he was screaming in pain because the lidocaine never really set in. So I believe he was thinking back to that. But I told him they'd Def numb it and I'm mad he didn't do it.
He's in distress Bec he can't get full air in and I know morphine is not doing much. I really think they need to give steroid or nebulizer for the day. If it's about comfort, then why aren't they attacking the wheezing?

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Baybreeze I don't know what else to say. My personal experience is wheezing is congestion but my is relieved by coughing. My nebulizer and inhalers I honestly believe do nothing to help me and I supposedly have COPD. My body is keeping oxygen levels normal for me all by itself.