The tickling and coughing in the throat when sleeping may be related to postnasal drip syndrome, chronic atrophic pharyngitis and reflux pharyngitis, which need to be selected according to the cause of the disease and the characteristics of the disease, general treatment, drug treatment and surgical treatment.
1. Postnasal drip syndrome: Inflammatory secretions flow backward from the nasopharynx during sleep, causing an itchy throat and cough. The underlying diseases causing this disease, such as deviated nasal septum, can be actively treated. Nasal spray budesonide and other glucocorticosteroids; procaine for Yingxiang and nasal passages point closure; use saline nasal rinsing; oral rhinitis tablets, patchouli pills and other proprietary Chinese medicines treatment.
2. Chronic atrophic pharyngitis: when sleeping, the dry, sensitive pharyngeal cavity is stimulated by inflammatory factors occurring throat tickling cough symptoms. Abstain from smoking and alcohol, and actively treat other chronic upper respiratory tract diseases. Keep the sleeping environment clean. Available compound borax gargle solution gargle, take iodine throat tablets, cedi iodine tablets to improve the symptoms, take multivitamins to promote the growth of mucosal epithelium.
3. Reflux laryngitis: After lying down during sleep, stomach contents reflux into the throat, triggering an itchy throat and cough. Avoid eating and drinking 3 hours before bedtime, elevate the upper body by 30°, avoid alcohol, tobacco and strong tea intake, and control weight. Oral acid-suppressing drugs such as omeprazole and pro-gastrointestinal power mosapride should be taken. If conservative treatment is not effective, fundoplication is feasible.
The above mentioned drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, such as the occurrence of a tickle in the throat when sleeping cough phenomenon, there are other possibilities, you need to actively seek medical attention, systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis, and comply with the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.