Three-year-old baby coughing in bed can be seen in physiological phenomena, respiratory tract infection or cough variant asthma, specific oral medication needs to be decided according to the cause, such as respiratory tract infection can be taken orally to alleviate the symptoms of aminoglutethimide oral solution treatment.
1. Physiological phenomenon: cough is the body’s normal reflex mechanism, less activity during sleep at night, the respiratory tract may have secretions, coughing phlegm discharge, is a normal physiological phenomenon, the children usually do not have any obvious discomfort, the spirit of the good, the situation does not require oral medication, close observation.
2. Respiratory tract infection: If acute bronchitis is caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, the above mentioned manifestations may appear, and the perfect Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody test may assist in the diagnosis.
Treatment can be oral aminoglutethimide oral liquid cough expectorant, azithromycin anti-infective treatment, for serious conditions, need to be assessed by a specialist, if necessary, intravenous infusion treatment, and need to use inhaled glucocorticosteroids (eg, budesonide) nebulization therapy.
3. Cough variant asthma: the cough usually lasts for a long time, and may occur at night when sleeping, often presenting a dry cough, and increased airway responsiveness can be seen in pulmonary function tests. Treatment can be oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (such as montelukast) to reduce airway reactivity, oral drugs may not be effective, need to be combined with nebulization co-treatment.
All of the above medications should be used under the supervision of a physician, and it is recommended that the patient be seen by a specialist for evaluation and intervention.