Sometimes a cough is caused by a cold. With medication and dietary adjustments, it will go away after a while. However, some cough symptoms are related to the external environment;
Especially some people do not cough during the day but have severe coughs at night. In fact, there are certain reasons for this phenomenon, which are basically related to the four external reasons mentioned below. Let’s take a look to see if there is anything you usually ignore.
1. Sleep air is too dry
Under normal circumstances, people close the doors and windows tightly when sleeping, resulting in very dry indoor air. However, people also need to breathe while sleeping. In an environment with closed doors and windows, breathing causes the air to become more turbid.
If people inhale this kind of air for a long time, it will irritate the lungs and cause coughing symptoms. Therefore, you should open the windows slightly to allow the air to circulate. If it is still too dry, it is recommended to put a humidifier in the bedroom, which can effectively relieve the symptoms of coughing in the middle of the night.
2. The lungs are repairing themselves
At night, people go to sleep, At this time, some organs will also enter the repair period, especially between one and three in the morning, which belongs to the self-repair of the lungs During the repair time, , at the same time, the qi and blood in the body also travel to the lungs. If there are too many garbage toxins in the lungs, abnormal phenomena will occur during the lung clearing process;
For example, coughing or even phlegm, is actually a signal sent by the lungs to us, proving that there are many toxins in it. In this case, in order to reduce cough symptoms for your health, you should smoke less or not at all on weekdays.
3, Lung Detoxification
Everyone knows that the environment we live in is polluted now, and we are inhaling some harmful substances every day. For a short time, we may not feel anything, but over time, these harmful substances enter the lungs, causing too many toxins in the lungs;
Although the lungs have a certain self-cleaning function, when there are too many toxins, cough symptoms will appear. In fact, it can also be said that coughing is used to expel toxins.
From three to five o'clock in the morning, it is generally the golden period for lung detoxification. If you always feel coughing at this time, from another perspective, this is also a good phenomenon. Don't worry too much, but you should pay attention to drinking more water and eating some lung-moistening food on weekdays.
4. Coughing is more severe when lying down
When the body is lying on the bed, the human organs are gradually lifted up, which affects the relaxation of the lungs, so the symptoms of coughing are more severe when lying down.
Coughing is usually more obvious at night, and it becomes less uncomfortable only when you sit up. So if your cough becomes more severe at night, try to slightly elevate the upper part of your body or lie on your side, which can effectively relieve the cough.
All in all, the lungs are an extremely important organ. Every breath we take is directly related to its health. If the internal organs are abnormal, the external organs will show symptoms of discomfort. Similarly, if the external environment is not good, it will also affect the health of the internal organs. Therefore, if the symptoms of coughing are more severe at night, moisturizing and nourishing the lungs must be put on the agenda.
A severe cough at night is probably caused by the four external reasons we mentioned above. If you want to relieve this symptom, the most important thing to do is to quit smoking. In addition, you must also ensure a comfortable sleeping environment.
