What are the symptoms of a child’s midnight cough?

Everyone who has been a parent knows that children often cough in the middle of the night. People call this the midnight cough. This phenomenon is more common in children. It is related to the child’s poor physical resistance. It may also be caused by a bad sleeping environment, improper diet, etc. Parents should find the cause based on their children’s situation. The following are the symptoms of a child’s midnight cough.

Symptoms of a child's midnight cough:

It is estimated that many parents are unfamiliar with the term "cough variant asthma". It is also a type of asthma. Its symptoms are mainly paroxysmal coughs in the early morning and late at night. Therefore, people used to call it "allergic cough" and taking antibiotics is ineffective.

Why do children keep coughing after recovering from a cold, and some even cough for more than a month without any improvement? The cold is gone, but the respiratory system is still in a relatively sensitive state. Once there is stimulation from cold air or other irritating gases, or dust or haze, it will cause coughing. But mother doesn't need to worry, with symptomatic treatment, the child will get better soon.

If a child coughs in the middle of the night, it may be due to pharyngitis. Normal coughs occur more often during the day, while coughs caused by pharyngitis occur more often at night. It is recommended that the child take Qingyan Lihou Granules and observe the efficacy.

If the child's symptoms are mainly dry cough, which worsens at night or after meals, the child often burps, and various cough medicines are ineffective, and the blood test results are normal, then you need to be alert to gastroesophageal reflux. In fact, there are many reasons why children's coughs persist, so don't just use one medicine to treat them. Parents should seek medical attention to avoid misdiagnosis.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that severe coughing at night is mostly caused by kidney deficiency. It is often accompanied by delayed physical development of the child. In this case, you can first use pediatric massage to relieve the symptoms. After the symptoms stabilize, you can find a professional Chinese medicine doctor to use Chinese medicine granules that do not require decoction for relevant conditioning. Children should pay more attention to rest, keep a good mood, and eat less spicy food.

Night coughing is related to mycoplasma infection. You can do a test to see. For treatment, it is recommended to take cough suppressant Qingzhuli oral liquid in combination with antibacterial drugs such as Aqi. If the symptoms are severe and require intravenous treatment, remember to drink plenty of water and they will gradually improve.