What should I do if my child coughs badly in the middle of the night?

During the season change, many children are prone to catching colds and fevers, and coughing. When coughing occurs, they need to go to the hospital for treatment in time. However, some children cough in the middle of the night, so what should I do if my child coughs badly in the middle of the night?

1. What should I do if my child coughs badly in the middle of the night?
1. Nursing treatment <br/>When a child coughs at night, it is often unconscious. You can turn the child over and gently pat the back to promote the discharge of phlegm in the trachea. Otherwise, it is easy to cough up phlegm and cause the trachea to be blocked. When patting the child's back, do not use too much force, but pat the back slowly from top to bottom to promote the discharge of phlegm in the trachea.

2. Drug treatment <br/>When children are often found coughing at night, it is necessary to find out the cause of the cough before giving them medicine. Many parents will give their children medicine at will when they cough, which can easily cause the body to be affected by the medicine and have other reactions. Although some cough suppressants can stop coughing, they cannot cure the disease. A lot of sputum and bacteria will still remain in the body, making it difficult to recover. You should take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor to recover faster.

2. Reasons for children’s cough
1. Cold and cough <br/>When children catch a cold, they will easily cough. Generally speaking, they will only cough in the morning. If they still cough at night, it means that the situation is very serious. But sometimes coughing is not only caused by cold, but also by heat and phlegm. Therefore, proper conditioning is needed to make the body healthier.
2. Allergic cough <br/>Allergic cough occurs in every age group, and is generally more common in the evening and morning. Coughing becomes more severe during exercise. Some children have irritating coughs. And some children have long-term coughs due to asthma.