Recently, some parents have noticed that their children often cough at night. Coughing is one of the common illnesses among children, which makes parents very worried. They are worried that their children may be sick and cause coughing. Therefore, they asked, what is the problem with children coughing at night? Regarding this issue, the editor will now explain it to all parents.
Coughing at night in children may not necessarily be caused by illness. The first possibility is that it is caused by external factors, such as parents closing doors and windows in the room where the child sleeps at night, resulting in poor air circulation. The turbid air can stimulate the child's respiratory tract, leading to coughing at night, or the indoor temperature may be too low or dry, which can also cause coughing in children.
The second possibility is that the child's sleeping posture is incorrect at night, as incorrect sleeping posture may cause difficulty breathing, which can lead to coughing symptoms. When parents notice that their child is crying, holding their breath, coughing, and other symptoms while sleeping, they should be alert and immediately change their sleeping posture.
Excluding the above two reasons, it is necessary to consider that it may be caused by pathological factors, that is, inflammation of the child's throat. When the child's throat is inflamed, dryness and itching will stimulate the respiratory mucosa to a certain extent. In addition, the vagus nerve will be excited at night, leading to spasm of bronchial smooth muscle and making the child cough more severely at night.
