Itchy throat and cough at night is common in reflux pharyngitis, chronic pharyngitis, cough variant asthma and other diseases, according to the cause of the disease and the extent of the disease to choose the general treatment, drug treatment and surgical treatment.
1. reflux pharyngitis: after lying down at night, the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes, gastric contents reflux to the throat, corroding the mucous membrane of the throat and stimulating the nerves to cause symptoms of itchy throat and cough. You can avoid eating 3 hours before bedtime and limit the intake of spicy and irritating foods. Oral omeprazole and other acid-suppressing drugs, mosapride and other gastrointestinal dynamics drugs treatment. Conservative treatment is ineffective, feasible all types of gastric fundoplication.
2. Chronic pharyngitis: chronic inflammation of the pharynx triggered by repeated episodes of acute pharyngitis or stimulation by adverse physical and chemical factors. At night, the body’s secretion is reduced, the mucous membrane of the throat is relatively dry, and the inhalation of air stimulates the throat to itch and cough. Use compound borax gargle solution gargle, oral dumifen tablets anti-inflammatory. Adequate supplementation of multivitamins can promote mucus secretion and mucosal epithelial repair. 2% iodized glycerin can be applied to the posterior wall of the pharynx.
3. Cough variant asthma: it is an atypical asthma with chronic cough as the main symptom and airway hyperresponsiveness. The cough is irritating, dry, and usually severe, predominantly at night. Avoid contact with allergens, avoid too much exercise can be applied β2 agonists, such as salbutamol; anticholinergic drugs, such as ipratropium bromide; glucocorticoids, such as prednisone.
If you have a tickling cough at night, you need to actively consult a doctor for a systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis and cause of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.