The child will sit up in the middle of the night may be caused by physical factors such as being frightened during the day or doing strenuous exercise before going to bed, or it may be caused by other reasons such as night terrors, sleepwalking, and indigestion.
1. Physiological factors: If the child is frightened during the day, or before going to bed to jump rope, fast running and other strenuous physical exercise, may lead to sleep in a highly tense state of the nerves, this time the child may appear to sleep in the middle of the night suddenly sit up. This is a normal physiological phenomenon, can not be treated, generally maintain a relaxed mood and reduce exercise before bedtime symptoms will improve.
2. Night terrors: the cause of night terrors is still unclear, may be genetic, psychological factors, poor sleep environment and other reasons. Patients will wake up and cry during sleep, and some of them will sit up suddenly. If the child has night terrors, it will be manifested as sitting up in the middle of the night.
3. Sleepwalking: The cause of sleepwalking is not yet clear, and it is considered to be related to sleep deprivation and mental stress. Patients will sit up and walk around. If a child has sleepwalking, he or she will sit up in the middle of the night.
4. Other: the child sleep in the middle of the night sitting up may also be indigestion, intussusception, intestinal obstruction and other diseases.
The child will sit up in the middle of the night, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.