Many children suffer from coughing, especially at night, which seriously affects their sleep. In fact, by identifying the cause and prescribing the right remedy, your child’s cough will be successfully controlled. Coughing is one of the most common symptoms of respiratory diseases in children. Under normal circumstances, coughing is a protective physiological phenomenon in babies, an organism’s defense reflex action in order to discharge respiratory secretions or foreign bodies. The vagus nerve is excited after night sleep and sputum is stimulated, so there will be a significant cough at night. For a mild cough, cough suppressants are not recommended. Parents can pat the baby’s back more often and change the sleeping position to help expel phlegm, while for severe coughing and wheezing, you can consult your doctor to try nebulization treatment. If the cough is caused by infection, apply anti-infective drugs under the guidance of a physician. Repeated nighttime coughs do not exclude cough variant asthma, gastroesophageal reflux, etc. The cough will gradually disappear after giving treatment for the cause So when your child coughs at night, seek timely medical help to find the cause and treat the cause of the cough such as infection, allergy, airway spasm, environmental irritation, etc. Take care to strengthen your child’s health, exercise outdoors, eat a balanced diet, avoid allergens for children with allergic coughs, and go to less crowded public places during the epidemic season.