Dry and tickling cough in the middle of the night should be selected according to the cause of the appropriate treatment, the common causes are pharyngitis, bronchitis, reflux esophagitis and so on. Commonly used treatments include general treatment and medication.
1. Pharyngitis: Coughing is easy to occur at night when the vagus nerve is excited during sleep. Drink plenty of water and quit smoking and drinking. Acute pharyngitis can be treated by gargling with warm saline and using appropriate antibiotics such as penicillin if accompanied by systemic symptoms; allergic pharyngitis can be given glucocorticoids and antihistamines; chronic pharyngitis can be treated with localized treatments such as cotrimoxazole gargling, laser, iodine glycerin and so on.
2. Bronchitis: when sleeping at night and lying down, the secretion in the trachea can flow back into the throat and stimulate the mucous membrane of the throat to cause the above symptoms. Avoid inhalation of harmful gases and harmful particles. More symptomatic treatment, commonly used drugs include cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan; β-agonists such as terbutaline; glucocorticoids such as budesonide.
3. Reflux esophagitis: the above symptoms are caused by the reflux of esophageal and gastric secretions into the pharynx at night during sleep, which stimulates the mucous membrane of the pharynx. Elevate the head of the bed, avoid bending and leaning forward, avoid drinking coffee and spicy food. Commonly used drugs are proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole and other prokinetic drugs such as domperidone.
Throat in the middle of the night dry tickling cough may have other reasons, if the symptoms continue to be unrelieved or gradually aggravated, you should go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the cause of the active standardized treatment. The above drugs should be used rationally under the guidance of the doctor, avoid self-medication.