Children cough a little at night during the day is normal, often associated with cold, gastroesophageal reflux, respiratory tract infections, etc., respectively, through home care, medication such as proton pump inhibitors, antibiotics, etc. to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Cold: If children don’t pay attention to keep warm when they sleep at night, it is easy for them to cough because of cold, which can be relieved by paying attention to keep warm and adjusting the room temperature.
2. Gastroesophageal reflux: Gastroesophageal reflux may cause children to cough a little bit at night and normal during the day, it is recommended that the use of omeprazole, pantoprazole and other proton pump inhibitor drugs for treatment.
3. Respiratory tract infections: respiratory tract infections may lead to a little bit of children cough at night during the day normal situation, if the bacterial infection, should follow the medical use of cefixime, amoxicillin and other antibacterial drugs; if the influenza virus caused by the application of oseltamivir and other antiviral drugs treatment.
The use of medication should be under the guidance of a doctor, to avoid self-medication. If a child coughs at night and the normal daytime symptoms worsen, or the symptoms continue and do not improve, it is recommended to consult a doctor for treatment.