Cough is a common companion of many diseases, which brings a lot of inconvenience. Very often, the peak of cough activity occurs at night and then it is not sweet for babies and their parents.
What is cough and why is it needed?
Cough promotes the excretion of sputum and other bodies trapped in the respiratory tract. During coughing attacks, the respiratory muscles contract sharply, and air is released from the lungs. It follows that we need it, because serves to purify the respiratory tract.
Causes of coughing during sleep
The most basic reason for a child to have a cough during sleep is the position in which we are at night. Lying down the main processes of the body, even the blood supply of the lungs. In the throat and the area of the bronchi, mucus and sputum accumulate, which dissolve overnight at night, so the child coughs in a dream. Try using large pillows for the duration of illness and try to change the position of the child's body more often, so sputum will accumulate less.
By the way, it is worth considering that the appearance of mucus and sputum is facilitated by any disease that must be cured, and after that, and cough will pass. Why a child coughs in a dream, the doctor should determine. Sometimes a strong persistent cough in a child in a dream indicates the presence of a serious disease.
Cough in a child after sleep
It is not necessary to panic because of not strong morning cough accompanied by plentiful salivation in the child of the first year of life. Thanks to this, the trachea and bronchi are cleared, from the mucus accumulated during the night. If the cough has been observed constantly, then it is necessary to beat the alarm and it is necessary to see the doctor.
Coughing before bedtime
The most common cause of coughing before going to bed is allergy. It can appear as a fluff from the pillow, and synthetic fillers, which are now actively used in bedding. In order to identify the allergic cause of coughing, try changing the baby to bed and wait a few days. If the cough does not pass, then it makes sense to visit the pediatrician.
Dry cough during sleep
Most often, a dry night cough occurs every 3-4 hours for 5-7 minutes. The causes of this cough are colds, asthma, whooping cough and other lung diseases. In order to get rid of dry cough, you need to understand the cause of its occurrence, and for this you need the help of specialists. But to help the child to ease the condition you can and yourself, mind you - to facilitate, not cure! To do this, use recipes from traditional medicine.
If the child does not have allergies, then you can prepare:
- broth oregano;
- green tea with honey or ginger;
- tea with anise;
- warm milk with honey.
All these fluids must be consumed before bedtime, they help to soothe the sick neck and lower the frequency of coughing attacks.
Cough in a baby's sleep
As already mentioned above, a cough may appear due to accumulated mucus. But, if for large children the range of acceptable drugs is wide, then with the little ones everything is more complicated. To ease coughing attacks in a baby, use a drainage massage,
To fight the cough, you must remember to ventilate the room, moisten the air and get rid of the dust, which can cause coughing attacks. After the eradication of the cause of its appearance, it will be appropriate to do the hardening of the child. So in the future you will protect your miracle from many diseases. And of course do everything so that there is never a tobacco smoke near your baby!