Why is coughing worst at night?

Coughing is a very common phenomenon in our daily life. Some people do not cough during the day but cough frequently at night. Generally, a mild cough will not cause much harm to our body. If you cough frequently at night, it will not only affect our physical health, but also affect our sleep. Everyone must pay attention to coughing at night. Coughing at night may be an organic lesion in the body.

1. Lung heat Frequent coughing at night may be caused by lung heat. Affected by environmental or dietary factors, the human body often develops lung heat due to the invasion of dry evil, followed by symptoms such as dry cough, thick sputum, dry mouth and tongue, and may also be accompanied by symptoms such as dry and itchy throat and nasal congestion. If the lung heat is not effectively improved, people will have symptoms of frequent coughing at night. 2. Insufficient lung yin: Frequent coughing at night is related to insufficient lung yin. If the human body's lung qi is insufficient, it will lead to lung yin deficiency, and then symptoms such as insufficient body fluid and yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire will appear. If this is not adjusted and improved in time, it will cause symptoms such as dry cough without sputum, dry mouth and tongue, night sweats and heart heat. In severe cases, it will also cause severe coughing, seriously affecting the patient's sleep and cardiopulmonary health.