What should I do if my child has phlegm in his throat when sleeping at night?

The physical health of children during their growth period is relatively important. If a child has phlegm in his throat before going to bed at night, it may be caused by lung disease. Phlegm in the child's throat may be caused by long-term coughing or a disease caused by viral infection. Parents can gently pat the child's back before going to bed to help discharge the phlegm in the throat.

Why does my baby have phlegm in his throat when he sleeps at night?

First of all, if your baby has symptoms of phlegm in his throat when sleeping at night, you should find out the cause for the child in time and check whether the baby has a cold or throat disease. If you don’t know about such diseases, you must take the child to a professional hospital for examination to prevent the child from having phlegm in his throat at night due to disease. Only in this way can you effectively prevent the child from having phlegm in his throat and worsening of coughing symptoms.

Secondly, if the baby has phlegm in the throat when sleeping at night, it is mostly caused by viral infection and bacterial infection. The onset of the infection should be found out in time, and the baby should be given viral and bacterial drugs for beneficial treatment in time to prevent these two infections from affecting the baby's normal growth and development.

In addition to the above two points, the baby's contact with allergic foods should be reduced, such as onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, lamb and other foods and condiments. These foods will cause phlegm and coughing in the baby's throat. Fresh vegetables and fruits should be the main food on a daily basis.

What should I do if my baby has phlegm in his throat when sleeping at night?

The method of patting the back with hands can be used urgently when the child cannot cough up phlegm. In the intervals between coughs, you can let the child lie on his side or hold him up to lie on his side. Slightly bend the five fingers of one hand, and then make a hollow fist, and gently pat the child's back. If you pat the left side, you can lie on your left side, and alternate between the two sides. The strength of the patting must be appropriate, and it should be done from top to bottom and from outside to inside. Pat each side for at least three to five minutes, and you can pat 2 to 3 times a day.

You can let your child drink more water, especially boiled water at about 23 degrees, which has a good moisturizing effect on the throat and is beneficial to the elimination of local inflammation. Children with coughing attacks often have varying degrees of dehydration, which may aggravate respiratory inflammation and make it difficult to cough up phlegm. At this time, children should drink more water.

You can also use steam therapy. Pour some boiling water into a large-mouthed jar or a large-mouthed teacup, and then hold the child up and let his mouth and nose face the rising steam. This can make the phlegm thinner, which can help the child cough up the phlegm. It can also reduce the edema and congestion of the tracheal and bronchial mucosa, and reduce the number of coughing. However, parents must be careful to avoid scalding the child and accidents.