Question
Lately, my baby has been feeling a bit off, coughing severely every night from the late evening until the early morning, but there’s hardly any coughing during the day. These past two days, with the weather cooling down, we can clearly hear respiratory sounds when he sleeps.
Answer
The child is coughing severely at night and it eases off during the day, which could be due to bronchitis. Your child might have bronchitis. Children with asthma often cannot lie down, hunch their shoulders, and bend their backs in a sitting position, experiencing difficulty in upright breathing. Sometimes, wheezing sounds can be heard externally as if suffocating, and sometimes they cough up thick, white mucus. The causes of asthma include allergens, non-specific irritants, genetic factors, and many other factors. The treatment for asthma attacks mainly includes oxygen therapy and bronchodilators. The characteristic of bronchopneumonia is a suppurative inflammation of lung tissue centered on small bronchi. It is mainly caused by infections of bacteria and viruses, which can be treated with antibiotics. You can take your child to a regular hospital for a detailed examination and targeted treatment.