My child coughs especially hard at night

In real life, we often see children who are fine at other times, but cough violently when they go to bed at night. What is going on? In fact, there are many reasons why children have severe night coughs. Generally speaking, it is mainly related to the following reasons. The following is a brief sharing, hoping that it will be helpful to all mothers and help your children quickly get rid of the trouble of night coughing.

1. Reasons why children always cough at night

Some children cough very badly when they sleep at night. What's going on? Children's night cough is often caused by the following reasons:

1. When children cough at night, the first thing to consider is whether it is due to improper sleeping position. Because improper lying position can cause poor breathing in the lungs or bronchial tubes, which can manifest as shortness of breath, tearing, etc.

2. Inflammation of the throat or dryness and itching that irritates the respiratory mucosa can also cause children to cough at night.

3. Lack of indoor ventilation can also cause children to cough at night. Keeping doors and windows closed when sleeping at night can easily cause the indoor air to become turbid, causing children to cough at night.

4. Because many parents are accustomed to turning on the air conditioner before going to bed, the change in indoor temperature causes children to cough at night.

Below, the editor will tell you what to do if your baby often coughs at night.

1. You can raise your child's pillow.

2. When the baby is coughing, you can let the baby change to a side-lying position or hold him/her up to lie on his/her side. Gently pat your baby's back to help the mucus come out. It is important to note that you should not take cough suppressants casually, as this may suppress the cough center and hinder expectoration.

3. Keep the indoor air circulating, not dry and odor-free, and do not burn mosquito coils.

4. It is best not to turn on the air conditioner. You can turn it on for a while before going to bed to adjust the indoor temperature, or take other methods to adjust the indoor temperature to create a comfortable sleeping environment for your baby.

2. What should I do if my child always coughs at night?

1. Steam cough relief method: For babies who keep coughing, the symptoms will be relieved in an environment with room temperature around 20℃ and humidity around 60%-65%. If your baby has a severe cough, let him/her inhale steam; or hold your baby in a steam-filled bathroom for 5 minutes. The humid air will help clear mucus from your baby's lungs and calm your cough.

2. Hot water bottle back cough relief method: Fill the hot water bottle with hot water at about 40℃, wrap it with a thin towel, and then apply it to the baby's back near the lungs. This can accelerate the dispelling of cold and stop coughing quickly. This method is particularly effective for cough symptoms that appear in the early stages of colds.

3. Hot drink cough relief method: Drinking more warm drinks can make the baby's sticky phlegm thinner, relieve the tension of the respiratory mucosa, and promote coughing up phlegm. It is best to let your baby drink warm water or warm milk, rice soup, etc. You can also give your baby fresh fruit juice. The fruit juice should be less irritating such as apple juice and pear juice. It is not advisable to drink citrus juice such as orange juice and grapefruit juice.