What should I do if I keep coughing in my sleep at night?

Coughing at night needs to be treated according to the specific cause, such as common cold, bronchitis, cough variant asthma, etc., after a clear diagnosis, choose the general treatment or drug treatment. 1. Common cold: Common cold can induce cough, cough sputum, runny nose and other phenomena, the treatment can choose anti-flu drugs, such as aminophenol xanthanamine granules. If the cough is more serious and no sputum, you can choose dextromethorphan to suppress cough. 2. Bronchitis: Bronchitis is mainly characterized by coughing and sputum, if there is bacterial infection, anti-infective treatment can be chosen, such as cefdinir. If the cough is severe, dextromethorphan can be used for cough suppression, and if accompanied by sputum, aminoglutethimide hydrochloride can be chosen. 3. Cough variant asthma: cough variant asthma will also appear at night sleep cough has been coughing, the treatment can choose salmeterol ticarcoson inhalation powder aerosol and other medication. There are many reasons for coughing at night, but also by gastroesophageal reflux disease, heart failure and other diseases, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time to improve the examination, a clear diagnosis of the choice of medication, do not ignore the symptoms, to take it lightly. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.