Sleeping throat tickling cough may be related to the indoor environment, or allergic pharyngitis, acute laryngitis and other diseases caused by the need for different reasons to take general measures, medication.
1. Environmental factors: If the indoor environment is poor, there is dust in the air, or too dry, to a certain extent, the mucous membrane of the pharynx will cause irritation, and then there will be a tickle in the throat and cough. Usually need to clean the bedroom in time, often open the window to ventilate, keep the indoor environment clean and tidy, sleep can open the humidifier, generally timely removal of triggers after the symptoms can be relieved on their own.
2. Allergic pharyngitis: common symptoms are itchy throat, dry cough, etc., which can be manifested as sleep throat itchy cough. Patients need to avoid contact with allergens, and use antihistamines such as levocetirizine and loratadine, or glucocorticoid drugs such as beclomethasone propionate and dexamethasone as prescribed by the doctor.
3. Acute laryngitis: patients often appear dry and itchy throat, cough and other symptoms. Patients need to talk as little as possible, drink more hot water, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use fluticasone propionate, budesonide and other inhaled glucocorticoids, if there is a bacterial infection, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use cefixime, levofloxacin and other antibiotic drugs.
It is recommended that patients who sleep with a scratchy throat and cough go to the hospital to clarify the specific cause, and if necessary, need to cooperate with the doctor for treatment.