What’s wrong with coughing and insomnia
Cough insomnia is usually caused by cough symptoms that affect sleep quality. This phenomenon can be caused by a variety of illnesses, including colds, lung infections, cough variant asthma, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. For different diseases, corresponding treatment measures need to be taken to improve insomnia.
1. Coughing and insomnia caused by colds are often accompanied by symptoms such as runny nose and sneezing. Cough medications, such as cough syrup and dextromethorphan, can be used during treatment to relieve cough and thereby improve sleep quality.
2. Cough and insomnia caused by pulmonary infection. Bronchial secretions increase due to inflammatory stimulation. During treatment, you should first treat the cough symptomatically, such as using cough syrup, and select appropriate antibacterial drugs based on the drug sensitivity results of sputum culture, such as cefixime, clarithromycin, etc.
3. Cough variant asthma is often caused by exposure to allergens such as dust, pollen, etc., which can cause severe coughing. Theophylline drugs, inhaled glucocorticoids such as beclomethasone propionate, or systemic glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone can be used for treatment.
4. Cough and insomnia caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease are caused by gastric acid reflux irritating the throat. Gastrointestinal motility drugs such as mosapride citrate and drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion such as omeprazole can be used for treatment.
During the treatment process, patients should also pay attention to adjusting their living habits, such as maintaining a regular schedule, avoiding overly exciting activities before going to bed, and reducing the intake of irritating foods and drinks. These measures include Helps improve symptoms of cough and insomnia.
To sum up, there are various causes of cough and insomnia. Treatment requires appropriate treatment according to the disease, rational use of medication, and adjustment of lifestyle to achieve good results.