To get your child to stop coughing at night give your child some cough medicine, a glass of water, warm tea, warm tea with some honey or even a teaspoon of honey.
Also add a humidifier to the child's room to add moisture to the air and keep a glass of water near the child's bed so they can drink the water when they feel their throat is dry.
Some kids and even adults wake up at night when their throat is dry coughing and drinking some water helps.
If your child is only coughing at night it could be because the child's throat and mouth are drying out at night due to dry air or they may be needing a drink of water through the night.
The child may also have a cold or have mucus built up and laying down interferes with the drainage of the mucus.
I would recommend adding a humidifier to your child's bedroom to help add moisture to the air and keep a cup of water near the child's bed so they can drink some water through the night.
The benefit of a humidifier is they add moisture to the air as well as your body and prevent your bodies insides from drying out.
When your child has a cold, the mucus from the nose and sinuses can drain down the throat and trigger a cough during sleep.
This is only a problem if the cough won't let your child sleep.
Asthma also can trigger nighttime coughs because the airways tend to be more sensitive and irritable at night.
If your child is old enough then you can also give them some cough medicine before bed or when they wake up coughing.
Humidifiers also benefit you by easing congestion, keeping your throat moist and helps you avoid coughing too much.
Humidifiers can be particularly effective for treating dryness of the skin, nose, throat, and lips.
They can also ease some of the symptoms caused by the flu or common cold.
Using a humidifier is not bad as long as you maintain them and clean them often.
Although if you use a humidifier too often it could lead to mold growth in your home and damage drywall because of the excess moisture.
However when used in moderation and when the air is dry or when you're feeling congested and sick the humidifiers are a good idea and not bad.
Humidifiers do really work as long as you maintain them and clean them often enough.
Humidifiers work great at helping you breathe and help with colds, flues, congestion etc.
Especially during the winter humidifiers can be helpful at keeping moisture in the air and prevent your mouth from drying out.
The humidifiers also help make the room feel much warmer as well.
I always use a humidifier in my home and room at night in the winter or when I'm sick and the humidifier does really help me breathe better and help me get over my cold and flu much faster.
I'm less congested and cough less with a humidifier.
You can also have a whole house humidifier added to your furnace which adds moisture to the whole house and keeps the air from drying out.
Humidifiers are beneficial for adults and children during sleep.
Sleep itself aids in repair, rejuvenation and maintenance of our immune system.
Adding a humidifier to your bedroom can bolster the effects sleeping naturally provides.
Humidifiers can ease problems caused by dry air.
But they need regular maintenance.
And cool-mist humidifiers also may help ease symptoms of a cold or other respiratory condition.
But be cautious: Although useful, humidifiers can make you sick if they aren't maintained properly or if humidity levels stay too high.