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Cough doesn't subside at night? Doctor points out the main reasons
If it persists during the end of the day and you are unable to sleep properly, there are some reasons that may be causing this. Learn everything.
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Winter may be over, but cold and flu season is still lingering. One of the most common symptoms? A nagging cough. If yours is keeping you up at night, there are a few reasons why.
Fox News spoke with Dr. Daniel Landau, who pointed out a few reasons why this might be happening.
Read more: Persistent cough? Advice from two doctors to relieve it (Portuguese version)
“Sometimes it’s as simple as gravity,” he said. “When we’re sitting upright, we tend to keep the contents of our stomach down. When we lie down, that acid can reflux back into the esophagus.”
Mucus in your nasal passages can also be the culprit. “When you lie down, it can drain down the back of your throat and cause you to cough more at night,” he said.
Less commonly, Landau said a nighttime cough could be a sign of certain types of cancer, such as lung, head or neck cancers.
“While we certainly don’t want to scare people into thinking that a nighttime cough means they have cancer, in the right context, it’s something that should be considered.”
Read more: Soothe your child’s cough with these 12 home remedies
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