The child coughs violently at night, mainly because of inflammation in the respiratory tract, which leads to more sputum secretion. Even if the child coughs badly, parents should not give the child cough medicine at will, because cough medicine will inhibit the cough center and is not conducive to the child's expectoration. Cough medicine should be used reasonably under the guidance of a doctor. Parents can take the following four ways to help their children relieve cough symptoms:

1. Parents can help their children raise their pillows and let them sleep on their side.

2. Help the child to eliminate phlegm and relieve cough by "patting the back and discharging phlegm". Manipulation: Parents arch the back of their hands to form a hollow shape. On the baby's back, it is divided into left and right sides, from bottom to top, from both sides to the middle, in an orderly way. Be careful not to pat the spine and waist to promote sputum discharge and relieve symptoms. It should be noted that parents should have a certain strength when slapping the baby's back, and beat the back quickly and rhythmically with wrist force. When patting the back, they should make a "bang, bang" sound, so that patting the back can be effective.

3. Open the window for ventilation, and keep the indoor temperature at 25 27 and the humidity at 60%~65%.

4. Cough will bring different degrees of dehydration, aggravate airway inflammation, increase the consistency of secretions, and make sputum difficult to cough up. It is recommended to drink more warm water to moisten the respiratory tract and dilute the sputum.

It should be noted that if a child cries when coughing, this is a typical symptom of acute laryngitis, and he must go to the hospital for treatment immediately, otherwise he will have difficulty breathing, be in danger of suffocation and be life-threatening.