Children sleeping cough daytime cough can be seen in physiological phenomena, pathological conditions (such as respiratory tract infections, cough variant asthma, etc.), need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
1. Physiological phenomena: such as indoor ambient temperature at night is too high (or too low), the air is dry, can appear to stimulate the respiratory tract symptoms of coughing, such children often have no other abnormal symptoms, need to pay attention to adjust the indoor temperature and humidity.
2. Pathologic conditions
(1) Respiratory tract infections: such as acute bronchitis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, there may be a cough at night, often presenting a dry cough, some children may be accompanied by fever, perfect Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody test can be seen positive.
(2) Cough variant asthma: this kind of children cough for a long time, mostly dry cough, often at night, part of the morning and after activities can also appear, there may be a history of allergies, perfect lung function test can be seen in the airway reactivity increased.
(3) Rhinitis – sinusitis: at night, nasal secretions may flow back to stimulate the respiratory tract and cough, often accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose and other symptoms, perfect nasal endoscopy can assist in the diagnosis.
It is recommended to consult a specialist physician to evaluate and determine the cause.