Can't stop coughing? Beware of upper airway cough syndrome caused by rhinitis!

In the past six months, Haohao, a neighbor's child, has been coughing all the time, especially at night. Sometimes his face turns red from coughing. He has taken a lot of cough medicine, but it didn't work. Later, he went to the hospital for a checkup and found that Haohao's cough was caused by sinusitis and adenoids hypertrophy, and upper airway cough syndrome!

Qingbitang: Why do nasal diseases cause coughing?

Upper airway cough syndrome refers to cough caused by various upper airway diseases such as rhinitis, sinusitis, chronic pharyngitis, glandular hypertrophy, chronic tonsillitis, etc. Since it is not a disease, it is called a syndrome.

Studies have shown that the top three causes of chronic cough are: cough variant asthma, accounting for 41.95%; upper airway cough syndrome, accounting for 24.71%; respiratory tract infection and post-infectious cough, accounting for 21.73%.

That is to say, for children who cough for more than a month, one in four may have nasal problems.

Because nasal diseases can easily cause nasal secretions to flow back, leading to irritating coughs in the throat. Over time, chronic coughs will occur.

Qingbitang: Four major symptoms of upper airway cough syndrome!

Cough. Long-term, recurring chronic dry cough or coughing up a small amount of white sputum, a sticky feeling in the throat, and frequent need to clear the throat or throat. Coughing is often related to body position, such as continuous coughing as soon as you lie down before going to bed.

Symptoms of chronic sinusitis. It may manifest as nasal congestion, increased nasal secretions, mucus adhesion to the posterior pharyngeal wall, postnasal drip, etc. Allergic rhinitis may be accompanied by symptoms such as nasal itching and sneezing.

Pharyngeal symptoms. Itchy throat, discomfort in the throat, foreign body or burning sensation, etc. Sometimes the patient will have hoarseness, and even talking will induce coughing. Some may have no obvious nasal symptoms, only paroxysmal coughing, which can be easily misdiagnosed as other diseases.

Sleep disorders. Children with rhinitis, adenoids hypertrophy or tonsil hypertrophy are also prone to sleep disturbance, mouth breathing, snoring, apnea, etc. In severe cases, it will affect intelligence and appearance.

Qingbi Hall kindly reminds you: If you have the above four symptoms, be alert to upper airway cough syndrome. If you suffer from rhinitis and sinusitis, you should go to Qingbi Hall in time for scientific solutions!