Why does coughing increase at night.?

When you have a cold or Bronchitis, it seems that the urge to cough (that tickle in the throat) increases at night. Does anyone have any knowledge or theories of why this seems so?

first of all it gets colder, second of all when you are lying down, the mucus, goes up the respiratory tract and it causes one to cough...hope this helps....

Several reasons, once you lay down fluid doesn;t drain down your throat as good and triggers a cough, another reason is you are in the house, in bed probably, and warm, warm air holds more moisture and that makes you cough more, step outside on a cool night for a minute when you are coughing and you will notice that is stops after 2 or 3 breaths.

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