Why does my 5 year old only cough at night and when the temperature changes

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She's completely well otherwise it's just at night she coughs very badly. It's a chesty cough and whenever we go out.

The exact same thing happened last year at this time all winter. Drs gave inhaler which didn't help and we recorded her diet. Nothing caused the coughing and it just stopped when winter was over?

Have an appointment with dr tomorrow does anyone have any clue so I could suggest it?

Many thanks :)

@ZoBo123

Sounds like asthma. Mine is the opposite to others on here though. I need to have the heating off for a couple of hours before bed and the window open for fresh air. If the central heating is on I feel stuffy and struggle to breathe whilst sleeping, fine sitting on a chair etc.

Try an oil heater in your room.

Sounds the same my asthma op.

We had this with DD for about 3 months a couple of years ago when she was about 6. She had a really sharp cough at night that wouldn't go away.
She had a brown inhaler.and asthma was mentioned, however eventually it went and it's never returned.

My daughter had something similar and it was diagnosed as an ‘asthma related allergy’. She was put on a mild antihistamine and given an inhaler for emergencies only (never needed it). It cleared up when we realised we had rising damp in our bedroom and kitchen and got it resolved (was never in her bedroom but I also I’d developed a cough that went after it was sorted).

My son can be very much like this. It's not every night but quite often in the winter - mornings are worse. I do wonder if he's very mildly asthmatic. He had respiratory problems as a toddler. Always on antib's for chest infections, chesty coughs, steroids and inhalers, coughs that would last weeks but never actually got diagnosed with anything. He outgrew it somewhat but still a probl at times.

Going against the grain here- what’s the temperature in the bedroom? DS’s were coughing when bedrooms were too hot (heating on) so they uncovered themselves
Now the heating is off and temperature drops overnight they are well wrapped in duvets and no coughing.
Humidity is also a factor.

Firstly I’d change all her bedding, take away all cuddly toys, replace carpet with wooden floors and make sure the room is well aired. Any dust sets my sons asthma off at night.

I have this and was convinced it's asthma, saw a GP who said silent reflux?

If you have dodgy lungs then cold air makes you cough. Sometimes ice cream does too. It’s not a problem, you just put a scarf over your face.

My daughter was the same. She ended up being diagnosed with asthma.

My asthmatic son also has the same symptoms.

Steroid inhaler, reliever as required and Cetirizine antihistamine when very snotty.

I came on to say asthma or dust allergy, or both.

My Dd is now nearly 13 but she has similar.

Not too many teddies in the room (when they’re the age for them), and lots of hoovering.

Once they’re 6+, benelyn children’s night coughs medicine is really good as a last resort.