What to do if your child coughs at night

There are many reasons why children may cough, but coughing at night still makes parents very nervous, mainly because they are not clear about the cause and are afraid of causing greater harm to their children. Therefore, I am very concerned about how to solve children's night coughing. So, what should we do if children cough at night? Let’s take a closer look below.

1. Turn your child over or pat his back frequently. This will promote blood circulation in the lungs and loosen the phlegm in the bronchi to make it easier to discharge. Patting the back: The sick child lies on his side or is held up to lie on his side. The parent bends his five fingers slightly into a semi-circle, that is, half-clenched into a fist, and gently pats the sick child's back, alternating between the two sides. The force of the tapping should not be too great, and it should be done from top to bottom and from outside to inside in sequence. Pat each side for 3 to 5 minutes, 2 to 3 times a day.

2. Do not give your child cough medicine before finding out the cause of his cough. Some young parents, when they find their children have a slight cough, are eager to feed their children various cough suppressants and cough syrups. After entering the human body, cough suppressants can quickly act on the cough center and produce a strong cough suppressant effect. Although this practice can temporarily relieve cough symptoms, it can cause a large amount of sputum and germs to accumulate in the respiratory tract, leading to secondary bacterial infection. In severe cases, it can cause chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and even atelectasis and heart failure, which are life-threatening.

3. If the child has obvious inflammatory symptoms while coughing, such as fever, yellow and sticky sputum, increased white blood cell count in the blood, etc., antibacterial drugs should be used in time under the guidance of a doctor.

The above is an introduction to what to do if a child coughs at night. I hope it will be helpful to parents. When a child coughs at night, parents can take these measures to solve the problem, and the effects are generally very good. However, if the condition does not improve, you should go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid causing greater harm to the child.