My child always coughs in the morning

The physical health of children is an issue that every parent is very concerned about, because only when children are healthy can they promote normal physical development. However, children's immunity is much lower than that of adults, so they are more likely to catch colds. When getting up in the morning, parents usually take care of their children and help them get dressed. Then parents will find that their children cough after getting up. What's going on?

The baby's cough when he wakes up in the morning may be a normal cough reflex

Parents will find that their baby will cough a few times when they get up in the morning. This is because some secretions may accumulate in the respiratory tract after a night. When there are certain foreign objects in the respiratory tract (including inflammatory secretions), there will be discomfort in the local area (such as the throat), or a feeling of wanting to cough. At this time, the normal cough reflex can discharge these secretions into the pharynx, and then these foreign objects can be coughed out of the body.

Therefore, coughing is also a reflex function that protects the human body. Of course, if this phenomenon persists for a long time, we should also pay attention to whether there is chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract that increases secretions and causes coughing reflex.

The baby's cough when he wakes up in the morning may be an allergic cough

Allergic cough, also known as cough variant asthma, is a special manifestation of asthma. It is characterized by persistent or recurrent cough for more than one month, often accompanied by paroxysmal cough at night or in the early morning, with little sputum, which worsens after exercise, and no clinical signs of infection. Or if long-term antibiotic treatment is ineffective, bronchodilator treatment can relieve cough attacks, and there are often personal or family allergies. The cough mostly occurs at night or early morning, is paroxysmal, without wheezing or fever, and chest X-ray and blood tests show no obvious abnormalities.

It is recommended to actively look for allergens. If you cannot find out by yourself, you can go to a qualified hospital for allergen testing. Once the cause is clear, immediately eliminate allergens and conduct desensitization treatment. If you use medication, your use and discontinuation must be done under the guidance of a doctor. Otherwise, changing the treatment method without authorization or incomplete treatment may leave the root of the disease.

The baby's cough in the morning may be caused by lung heat

According to traditional Chinese medicine, morning cough may be caused by lung heat, which means that there is fire in the baby's body. Parents must let their children drink more water. They can cook some rock sugar and pear porridge for their babies to drink. In addition, they should eat more fruits and vegetables and less sweets and greasy food. You can also push your baby's posterior spine from bottom to top for five minutes every day. If necessary, appropriate medicines to clear lung heat can be given for treatment, such as Jinzhen oral liquid and Xiaoer Kuihua Lung Heat Cough and Asthma Oral Liquid.

Baby coughing when getting up in the morning may be caused by chronic pharyngitis

If your baby often coughs and retches in the morning, he may have chronic pharyngitis. Malnutrition, frequent exposure to high temperatures, dust, and harmful irritating gases can easily cause chronic pharyngitis. Babies with pharyngitis often have hoarseness as a symptom. Parents should pay close attention to the baby and give the baby symptomatic treatment, smooth bowel movements, and plenty of boiled water. The baby can also be given some pharyngitis granules.

If your baby wakes up coughing in the morning, it may be an acute upper respiratory tract infection.

Acute upper respiratory tract infection in babies can also cause morning coughing. Acute upper respiratory tract infection in children can be caused by various viruses and bacteria, but viruses are the most common, accounting for more than 90%, mainly rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, coxsackie virus, etc. Secondary bacterial infection may also occur, the most common of which is hemolytic streptococcus, followed by pneumococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Acute upper respiratory tract infection is the most common disease in children. The main treatment measures are nursing, symptomatic treatment and antiviral treatment. The vast majority of patients do not need to use antibiotics and hormones. For children in the early stages of the disease, antiviral treatment can be given appropriately, depending on the child's condition.

If your baby wakes up coughing in the morning, it may be acute bronchitis

Acute bronchitis in babies can also cause morning coughing. Acute bronchitis is mainly caused by infection. The pathogens are viruses, Mycoplasma pneumoniae or bacteria, or mixed infections. Pathogens that can cause upper respiratory tract infections can cause bronchitis. This disease is more common in infants and young children under 2 years old. The onset is usually acute, with an upper respiratory tract infection several days before the onset of the disease. The main clinical manifestations are fever, cough, shortness of breath, and fixed medium and fine moist rales in the lungs.

Since most pathogens are viruses, antibiotics are generally not used. It is recommended that babies get more rest, maintain a good surrounding environment, change body positions frequently, drink plenty of water and supplement with large amounts of vitamin C.