A two-year-old baby coughing at night for six months may be allergic cough, cough variant asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, etc., need to take medication, surgical treatment for the cause.
1. Allergic cough: If allergic cough causes two-year-old baby night cough for six months, you can follow the doctor’s instructions with loratadine syrup, cetirizine hydrochloride drops and other antihistamines.
2. Cough variant asthma: if the two-year-old baby cough at night for six months is caused by cough variant asthma, you need to use inhaled glucocorticoids under the guidance of a doctor, such as inhalation budesonide suspension, or β2 agonists, such as albuterol sulfate aerosol. This can help relieve symptoms.
3. Gastroesophageal reflux disease: If gastroesophageal reflux disease causes a two-year-old baby to cough at night for six months, you can first try to elevate the upper body during sleep, if there is no significant improvement, you can use proton pump inhibitor therapy, such as omeprazole and other medications, which can reduce the secretion of gastric acid. For patients with severe symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, laparoscopic fundoplication and endoscopic anti-reflux surgery are taken if necessary.
It is recommended that two-year-old babies with symptoms of nocturnal cough for six months, parents need to take their children to the doctor in time, the doctor will choose the appropriate measures for the treatment of the child’s condition. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.