Sleeping at night with a scratchy throat and cough should be selected according to the cause of the appropriate treatment, the common causes are too dry room, variant asthma, gastroesophageal reflux and so on. Commonly used treatment methods include general treatment and medication.
1. Dry room environment: the bedroom environment is relatively closed at night, especially in winter indoor dryness, room dryness will cause throat discomfort, resulting in itching, want to cough and other symptoms. You can keep the room temperature by using a humidifier or hanging wet towels in the room.
2. Variant asthma: mainly irritating dry cough, due to parasympathetic excitation at night, can aggravate cough symptoms. Keep away from dust, pollen and harmful gas stimulation, keep indoor air fresh. Commonly used drugs include glucocorticosteroids such as budesonide; β-agonists such as salmeterol; anticholinergic drugs such as ipratropium bromide; leukotriene modulators such as montelukast.
3. Gastroesophageal reflux: because of sleeping in the flat position at night, the reflux material refluxes to the pharynx, which stimulates the mucous membrane of the pharynx and causes coughing. It is forbidden to lie down immediately after eating or drinking, and avoid eating spicy and stimulating food. Commonly used drugs are proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, etc.; prokinetic agents such as domperidone, etc.; H2 receptor antagonists such as ranitidine, etc.; mucosal protective agents such as magnesium aluminum carbonate, etc..
There may be other reasons for the tickling cough at night, if the symptoms continue to be unrelieved or gradually aggravated, you should consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.