There are many reasons for the tickling cough in the throat in the middle of the night, the common ones are chronic pharyngitis, chronic bronchitis, reflux esophagitis and so on.
1. Chronic pharyngitis: diffuse chronic inflammation of the pharynx caused by respiratory tract inflammatory stimuli, environmental factors, etc., mainly manifested as pharyngeal itching, foreign body sensation, secretion is not easy to cough out and other symptoms, systemic symptoms are not obvious. At night, due to the position, the secretion is sticky and adheres to the posterior wall of the pharynx, and there is often a symptom of irritating dry cough.
2. Chronic bronchitis: mostly caused by infection or smoking, long-term stimulation of harmful gases, slow onset, long course, typical symptoms of cough, cough sputum or wheezing, shortness of breath. In the middle of the night when you sleep, the dry environment or cold stimulation can cause the symptoms of throat itching and dry cough.
3. Reflux esophagitis: Inflammatory lesions of the esophagus caused by the reflux of gastric and duodenal contents into the esophagus. The main manifestations are burning sensation behind the sternum, reflux and chest pain. At night, due to the position, the stomach contents reflux to the throat area, stimulation of the mucous membrane of the throat can be caused by the symptoms of itchy throat and dry cough can also be caused.
There may be other causes of itchy cough in the middle of the night such as variant asthma, etc. If the symptoms continue to be unrelieved or gradually aggravated, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease, and then actively treat it.