Cough at night

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Cough at night

Asked for Female, 48 Years

My mother is having dry cough especially during night time ,while lying to sleep..and it rarely do come at mornings.

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Dr. Sathish Naik

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 5 yrs exp Vijayawada

The dry cough at night maybe due to GERD Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease or any respiratory tract related complaints like a bronchial asthma So that need to be ruled out based on history about any gastric burn history of having spicy foods or Any respiratory obstruction along with the cough

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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 26 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 26 yrs exp Bangalore

Could be due to GERD related laryngopharyngeal reflux. Take her to meet a good ENT Surgeon.