Nine-month-old babies coughing at night may be related to respiratory tract inflammatory infection, allergic cough, cough variant asthma, airway foreign body, etc., and its treatment should be directed at the cause of the disease, including the use of antibiotics, anti-allergy treatment, foreign body removal and so on.
1. Inflammatory respiratory tract infections: mainly lead to congestion and edema of the respiratory mucosa, and even an increase in exudate, as well as coughing and sputum or shortness of breath. Bacterial infections need to cooperate with the doctor in time to use cefdinir tablets, levofloxacin tablets, etc., so as to achieve the anti-inflammatory effect, but also to make the cough symptoms get better as soon as possible.
2. Allergic cough: allergic cough is mainly related to dust or cold air, oil smoke and other stimuli, usually paroxysmal or irritating dry cough, but also lead to foreign body sensation and inflammation of the throat. You need to cooperate with the doctor to use glucocorticoid medication, such as dexamethasone tablets or hydrocortisone tablets to improve.
3. Cough variant asthma: this is a type of asthma, usually with a cough as the main symptom, cough symptoms may worsen at night, usually need to cooperate with the doctor to use methylprednisolone and other antisensitization treatment.
4. airway foreign body: 9 months baby if the airway foreign body, is likely to lead to the mucous membrane of the pharynx is stimulated, thus causing irritating cough, generally need laryngoscopy or tracheoscopy and so on to help the baby will cough out the foreign body.
It is best to take the baby to the hospital for relevant examinations, and then choose the appropriate medication. It is also necessary to closely monitor the baby’s recovery and inform the doctor promptly if any abnormality occurs. All of the above medications should be used under doctor’s supervision.