Coughing at night may be caused by pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung tumors, gastroesophageal reflux disease, etc. It can be treated by general treatment, medication (e.g. penicillin), surgery, etc. There is no “fastest and most effective” treatment.
1. Pneumonia: this disease may be caused by bacterial or viral infections. It is necessary to pay attention to rest and keep the respiratory tract open; use penicillin, amoxicillin and other drugs to treat bacterial infections, and use ribavirin, acyclovir and other drugs to treat viral infections; when there is a lot of sputum, bromhexidine hydrochloride can be used to dispel the sputum.
2. Tuberculosis: this disease is usually caused by infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is necessary to pay attention to rest, do self-isolation, eat more nutritious food; follow the doctor’s instruction to carry out anti-tuberculosis treatment, commonly used drugs are isoniazid, streptomycin and so on; ineffective treatment of drugs, the emergence of large cheese foci, pus thorax can be treated with surgical operation.
3. Lung cancer: Lung cancer will cause coughing symptoms, usually it is necessary to choose appropriate surgery according to the condition, such as lobectomy, segmental resection, etc. In addition, it is necessary to cooperate with chemotherapy, and commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs are cisplatin, carboplatin, etc.
4. Gastroesophageal reflux disease: reflux contents will stimulate the throat may appear coughing symptoms, sleep can be appropriate to raise the head of the bed; can also use omeprazole to inhibit gastric acid secretion, the use of domperidone to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, the use of sodium bicarbonate and neutralization of gastric acid; serious cases through laparoscopic fundoplication for treatment.
Coughing at night is also related to many factors, it is recommended to consult the hospital for treatment in a timely manner, and strictly comply with the doctor’s instructions for the use of medication.