There are many reasons for waking up with a scratchy throat and cough, the common ones are sleep apnea syndrome, chronic pharyngitis, reflux pharyngitis, etc. The most common ones are sleep apnea syndrome, chronic pharyngitis, and reflux pharyngitis.
1. sleep apnea syndrome: with sleep snoring, apnea and daytime sleepiness as the main manifestations, due to open-mouth breathing can be caused by morning dry mouth, headache, itchy throat and so on. 2. chronic pharyngitis: the mucous membrane of the pharynx, mucous membrane, pharyngitis, chronic pharyngitis and other diseases.
2. Chronic pharyngitis: chronic inflammation of pharyngeal mucosa, submucosa and lymphatic tissues, often with foreign body sensation, burning sensation, dryness, due to the posterior wall of the pharynx is often more viscous secretion stimulation, often waking up with frequent irritating cough throat itchy and other uncomfortable symptoms.
3. Reflux pharyngolaryngitis: gastric contents reflux to the upper esophageal sphincter above the pharynx, stimulating the mucous membrane of the pharynx triggered by a series of inflammatory manifestations. Typical symptoms of hoarseness, can be accompanied by discomfort in the throat, waking up with a tickle in the throat, frequent throat clearing or coughing, foreign body sensation, etc., a small number of can appear acid reflux, heartburn performance.
Waking up with a scratchy throat and cough may have other causes such as chronic sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, etc. If the symptoms are not relieved for a long time or gradually aggravated, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to consult a doctor to determine the cause of the cause of the disease and actively standardize the treatment.