What is the problem of my child's severe cough at night? What should I do if my child coughs severely at night?

If a child coughs severely at night, first of all, it may be caused by allergic cough, which is related to the low temperature or poor indoor air circulation; secondly, it may be caused by a bad sleeping posture, such as lying flat often will cause severe coughing; finally, it may be caused by adverse symptoms such as rhinitis, which needs early treatment.

In real life, when winter comes, many children will have bad coughing symptoms due to various reasons, which brings a lot of hidden worries to the children's physical health and also brings serious mental distress to parents. So, what is the reason for children to cough badly at night? Let's find out below!

1. Allergic cough

Generally speaking, if the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, this situation will cause some adverse stimulation to the child's respiratory tract, and then induce allergic cough. If the temperature is relatively low at night, or the air in the child's room is not well circulated, these situations may cause the child to cough severely due to external stimulation. However, this situation is a normal physiological phenomenon and usually does not require treatment. As long as these stimuli are removed, the child will no longer cough.

2. Bad sleeping posture

If the child adopts the most common sleeping position of lying flat, it will lead to an increase in respiratory secretions, which will then accumulate in the child's trachea and induce severe coughing. In this case, it is recommended that parents change the sleeping position of the child, such as lying on the left side or the right side, which can effectively reduce the adverse symptoms of severe coughing.

3. Rhinitis

If a child coughs very badly at night, this may be a pathological behavior, and the most common one is rhinitis. At night, since children often sleep on their backs, they may have nasal reflux, which in turn irritates the child's respiratory tract and induces a strong cough. In this case, you can also consider changing the child's sleeping position, and at the same time, actively treat the child's rhinitis.

To sum up, if a child coughs severely at night, it may be due to physiological factors or pathological factors. It is recommended that parents take their children to the hospital for a detailed examination and then treat the symptoms.