My two year old son has been extremely congested and coughing very badly, but only at night....?

Question

Any ideas why? Any suggestions on how to help to relieve him. I am planning on calling the doctor in the morning, but tonight seems especially bad. He is ok during the day AFTER he coughs when he first gets up and gets it out of his system... but it seems to be getting worse every night...

Answer 1

I'm not sure why it happens but it could be due to sinus issues. Have you tried giving him a child's expectant cough syrup. Also have you tried vicks vapor rub in a dish of hot water in his room. Or a little vicks rubbed on his chest.
This helps me at night when I get congested.
Best of luck with him

Answer 2

get in the bathroom, close the door, and turn on the shower HOT to steam it up. or if it is cold and damp outside, my doctor says that is really good for that cough too. basically humidity helps I guess. I don't have any suggestions for cough medicines because everything I've tried doesn't seem to work for my kid. you could also try having him sleep at an incline to keep the fluids from settling? Don't know if that makes sense but seems to work sometimes. For vaporizers we always use the steam kind vs. the cold evaporative kind. I have also put in the Vicks vaporizer menthol liquid that is sold everywhere as well as essential oil of eucalyptus.

Answer 3

You can have him take a bath in Johnson and Jonson Mentol bath that will help open up his sinuses and make it easier for him to breathe. I would suggest a humidifer to help with suggest and the coughing otc for his age.

Chicken soup especially. The broth.. I would recommend a Natural Tea, but i dont' know any two year old that will go near it.

Definately bring the little one to see the dr.

Colds

Colds are minor infections of the nose and throat that are caused by more than 250 different types of cold viruses. Rhinoviruses are the most common. Colds typically last for one week, but may linger in children.

Fact: Children get an average of six to eight colds per year.

Cold season runs from about September until March or April.

How can you tell if your child may have a cold?

Cold symptoms tend to come on gradually, and may include:


Runny nose
Congestion
Sneezing
Reduced sense of taste and smell
Scratchy throat
Cough

How can you prevent the common cold?

Colds are hard to prevent, but here are top tips from experts:


Avoid contact with people who have a cold.
Wash your hands after touching anyone with a cold.
Keep your child home when they are sick to help prevent others from catching the cold.
Encourage your child to cover his or her mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
Discourage your child from touching his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

How do you treat a child with a cold?

Antibiotics are ineffective against colds. They should only be used if there are clear signs of a bacterial infection, such as an increasing cough and thickened, cloudy mucus. Recommended care for children with colds includes:


Rest
Drink plenty of liquids (including tea, water, and juice).
Put a humidifier in your child's room to provide extra moisture, which helps reduce congestion.
Use acetaminophen or ibuprofen to lower fever and reduce aches. Both are available in children's formulations.
Do not give aspirin to children or teenagers who have flu-like symptoms, particularly fever. Aspirin may increase risk of Reye's syndrome, a rare disorder that occurs almost exclusively in children under the age of 15 and can cause severe liver and brain damage.
Over-the-counter cold remedies are fine for children over age 6. But talk with your doctor before giving any child under age 6 an over-the-counter cold medicine.
In very young children with congestion, use a nasal bulb to gently remove mucus. You may also spray three drops of saline nasal spray into each nostril.

Answer 4

maybe its the croup.. start a hot shower and close the door let the bathroom fill up with steam , then go sit in there with him have him take nice easy breaths repeat if necessary... possible your heating system? if so turn it off and call someone after the doctors visit with your child... relax he'll be OK.. let the steam do some work and help relieve him...
also maybe some vicks vabor rub on his chest.. alittle bit not too much

Answer 5

All of my kids were the same way. Sicker at night. Most people with sinus trouble will tell you if they are up moving around their sinuses feel better than when they are still or inactive. Same goes for children.
This is the beginning of Flu season so don't let your son's sickness get out of hand. He may even have RSV which can be quite severe in small children.
Do a google search on RSV.
Hang in there, its though when our little ones are sick.

Answer 6

when i was a baby i was congested very badly. the doctors gave my parents all kinds of medicines and stuff to give to me, but nothing worked. then....my parents began juicing. They started putting carrot juice in my bottle twice a day. Miraculously, all of my symptoms went away and i have been healthy ever since. Believe it or not, but fresh carrot juice is the answer.

Answer 7

i know what your talking about i went through the same thing as a child it's called asthma. your child more then likely also has allergies which is causing this to get worse at night.clean his/her bedroom from top to bottom and check for mold if you have pets keep them out of the kids room and drink plenty of cold water this keeps the mucus broken up and cold water holds more oxygen to travel thru the system

Answer 8

His room may be very dry. There is a vicks plugin that I saw on in Walmart that may help. YOu may also want to put ion the shower and run hot hot water. Not on them but so they can breath in the steam.
I hope this helps.

Answer 9

Cough is caused by a number of ailments.
It can be treated by over the counter medicines
or home remedies. More information available
at http://ailments.in/cough.html

Answer 10

i cough bad at night but night air bothers my asthma my step daughter also has asthma and when she gets a cough i give her triamedic night time cough