Cough that occurs at night - one of the worst kinds of cough. It interferes with sleep, and the patient and his family. Continues for a long time, such a cough - a reason for treatment to the doctor, and a comprehensive survey.
It is known that the main causes nocturnal cough are:
- diseases of respiratory system;
- cardiovascular diseases;
- external irritation;
- the impact of gastric or lung contents when the reverse casts;
- allergic reactions.
Many of the diseases that cause coughing at night, it is difficult to diagnose. However, if the cause is established, the doctor is required to pick up a patient a drug that will help get rid of the problem. But self-medicate just not worth it, because the state can only get worse.
Sometimes severe cough at night may occur due to stale indoor air or dust home space. Also, the reason can be a tobacco smoke or any other odor.
Coughs at night, and patients suffering from heart disease:
- myocardial ischemia;
- postinfarction state;
- atherosclerosis;
- Infectious diseases of the heart;
- congenital or acquired defects.
Coughing can be suffering from a cold or stomach illnesses. A still edema or respiratory mucosa.
The character of nocturnal cough may also be different. For example, the dry, loud and exhausting. This does not bring relief to the patient, and sometimes there is the intake of drugs against high blood pressure. Also cough is wet, residual, hissing, and even paroxysmal "barking".
Emergency assistance for the night coughing
To quickly help coughs night person, you must:
- to take off his clothes constraining;
- open the window;
- help to sit on the bed and dangle down the legs;
- to get drunk;
- Take your hands (if the child coughs).
When not helping the above methods, you should resort to drugs. Yourself better not to drink, but on doctor's orders should be used either:
- allergy medications;
- medicines for cough;
- expectorants;
- glucocorticoids;
- bronchodilators.
You can also do inhalations using the recommended specialist funds. By the way, traditional medicine inhalation also welcomed. Against the nocturnal cough the procedure is best done with chamomile and other herbs, potato broth. It may help warm milk with honey or caramel.
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