What to do if you have a bad cough at night

Cold cough with a strong cough at night is usually a wind-cold cough in TCM diagnosis and treatment. Wind-cold cough is usually caused by the entry of cold into the body, but may also be caused by allergies, infections and other factors. It should be combined with examination to clarify the cause, targeted treatment, and general treatment to relieve it. Pharmacological treatment: 1. Chinese medicines for cold cough: according to the nature of cold cough, you can choose Chinese medicines that dispel wind and cold and promote the lung, such as compound licorice oral solution, lung cough suppressant combination, and Xiaoqinglong combination, etc., to relieve the symptoms of severe cough at night; 2. Anti-allergy drugs: severe cough at night may be related to allergies, so you can choose anti-allergy drugs, such as loratadine, montelukast, cetirizine, etc., as appropriate. For patients over 18 years old, quinolones, such as levofloxacin and moxifloxacin, can be used according to medical advice. Second, general treatment: daily diet, you can consume foods with certain cough suppressing effect to assist in relieving symptoms, such as Luo Han Guo, ginger, white radish, etc. Drinking more warm water, ensuring a light diet, as well as adequate nutrition to maintain the body’s energy supply, avoiding exertion and staying up late, and maintaining a relaxed mood can all relieve the symptoms of a strong cough at night. In addition, you should keep the room clean and tidy and remove factors in the room that may cause respiratory allergies, such as various plants and animal fur. If the air in the room is dry, you can use an air humidifier to increase the air humidity to avoid dry air from stimulating the respiratory tract and aggravating cough symptoms.