Hi! My son is 3 years old and has had a cough for the last 3 days. For the past 3 nights he wakes up at least a couple times crying and coughing. He gags multiple times (seemingly on mucus) and eventually throws up. We are starting night number 3 like this and I was wondering if there is anything I can do to help relieve his cough or possibly lessen/break up the mucus in his throat? Thank you for the help :)
Hi, Thankyou for your query. Night spells if coughing with mucus at this age is because of allergic response to some triggering factors like cold, dust, food product etc. It can also be because of viral infection. If he has family history of asthma or allergy then it also could be acute asthmatic attack. For coughing at night with mucus and vomiting you may give him spy. Salbutamol (beta agonist), syp.dextromethorphan and if cough continues get checked him by doctor and discuss low dose steroid and albuterol puffs or inhalers to decrease the allergic and bronchial inflammatory response.  Chat Doctor. 