Children coughing heavily at 2-3 o’clock in the second half of the night may be due to cough variant asthma, allergic cough, bronchopneumonia and other factors, should cooperate with the doctor to choose glucocorticoids, antihistamines, anti-infective drugs treatment.
1. Cough variant asthma: this is the cough as the only or main symptom of the disease, the etiology is not yet clear, may be affected by genetic and environmental interactions, especially at night and in the early hours of the morning cough is more pronounced, can cooperate with the doctor to choose the glucocorticosteroid treatment such as budesonide, methylprednisolone.
2. Allergic cough: children cough in the middle of the night at 2-3 o’clock, may be related to the inhalation of cold air, dust and other factors, which induces a perverse reaction, cough symptoms, can cooperate with the doctor to choose loratadine, cetirizine and other antihistamines treatment.
3. Bronchopneumonia: Bronchopneumonia is an infectious disease, mainly caused by pathogen infection, may cause children to cough in the middle of the night 2-3 points. If the bacterial infection, you can choose penicillin V potassium tablets, cefixime and other antibiotic treatment; if the influenza virus infection, you can give oseltamivir and other antiviral drugs treatment.
If the child coughs a lot at 2-3 o’clock in the second half of the night, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, cooperate with the doctor to do further examination, and give targeted treatment after clarifying the cause to alleviate the adverse effects of the disease. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.