Phlegm in the morning can be caused by physiologic and pathologic factors (e.g., upper respiratory tract infections and chronic pharyngitis). Usually, general treatment and medication can be used.
1. physiological factors: due to the children drink less water, the surrounding environment air is dry, because when sleeping, the lower respiratory tract phlegm will be with the swing of the cilia, the phlegm will be pushed to the larynx, so it is easy to get up in the morning caused by coughing, this situation does not require special treatment, pay attention to the children appropriate hydration, so as to alleviate the child’s symptoms of phlegm in the throat in the morning.
2. Upper respiratory tract infection: bacteria and viruses invade the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract and bronchial mucous membrane, the mucous membrane permeability increases in the morning, resulting in inflammatory exudation, resulting in the child’s throat with phlegm in the morning. Clinically, it is mostly caused by viral infections, which can be treated with symptomatic supportive therapy such as sputum aspiration and nebulization, and it can improve on its own after a period of time.
3. Chronic pharyngitis: children with chronic pharyngitis sleep at night due to the dryness, can cause excessive mucosal secretions in the throat, so the morning when the throat has phlegm. This situation can be used under the guidance of the doctor to promote mucolytic drugs, such as myrtle oil enteric capsules, but also to be nebulized inhalation therapy, such as budesonide anti-inflammatory treatment.
If the child has phlegm in the throat in the morning, it is recommended to consult a doctor to identify the cause of the problem and follow the doctor’s instructions.