A Night Cough Only????

I would have the Dr. check him out. It could be allergies and the drainage may be running down the back of his throat making him cough. Our 6 yo son has allergies and that's what happens to him every spring and fall. We use a prescription nasal spray (the other meds make him a grouch) and it stops the drainage and the coughing stops.

It could also be bronchitis or a touch of pnemonia. My twins had a persisitent cough last spring and it turned out one had a touch of bronchitis and the other had pnemonia. I had no idea because they were only coughing at night and occasionally during the day.

I would have him checked out to be on the safe side.

My son has been going through this since he was 18 months old(he's now 5). Our son's problem is allergies. I would put a humidifier in your son's room at night. It helps, but only time will get rid of the cough for good. We, also, give our son Benadryl, but I would only give medicine with a doctor's consent.

Take him into the dr to make sure he doesn't have anything serious. The flu is going around and so is a pretty bad virus that both have those symptoms. These things can get out of hand if not managed early.

If they say everything is ok, put vicks on his feet and put socks on him to sleep. I know it sounds weird, but it works.

If there is no fever and the cough is only at night I would think that this is post nasal drip. The drip is running down the throat causing the tickle to cough. I have this problem from time to time and it's so hard to get a good night's sleep. I would suggest trying an antihistamine like Zrytec at bedtime and see if it helps. Also I good nasal rinsing would help at bedtime too. We use NeilMed from Walgreens. It that's too difficult then maybe just a saline spray would do. If there is fever involved, I would then suggest seeing a professional for medical care.
Best Regards,
C.

It does sound Luke post nasal drip. Ud you take him to the Dr and that's what is is then I would suggest nasonex nasal spray. My daughter stopped snifflung sneezing and coughing at night within a couple days of using it. Benadryl would only work for that night and zertec made her wild angry and mean.

Our son has had that at night only. Are you using a nose spray? He's having drainage because he is lying down. Try propping him up on some pillows at night with his head up a little bit. Use some saline solution at night or get a stronger type of nose spray over the counter. He may have some allergies, with the change of weather it could be aggrevating his nose.

If it continues after all this, you might want to see an allergiest. We see Dr. Tanna and he's great. Our son is on allergy medicine and prescription nose spray. He's had the flu and is still having some runny nose and congestion from it.

It sounds like he has something in his chest. Use Vicks Baby Rub on his chest and run a humidifier at night. If it doesn't clearup within a few days of doing this then call the doctor, he may need a prescription.