A doctor warned that an uncomfortable symptom of Covid could get \u201cworse at night\u201d. According to the expert, this could also be a sign of other respiratory virus and might affect young children worse.<\/p>\n
In a video uploaded to social media platform TikTok<\/a>, Doctor Suraj Kukadia<\/a>, who is better known as Dr Sooj, explained more. He shared that people might be \u201cwheezing more at night\u201d.<\/p>\n This symptom could be caused by a cold, the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or COVID-19<\/a>, he said.<\/p>\n This is the result of the airways swelling and narrowing, as well as a potential build up of mucus, making it more difficult for air to pass through<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dr Sooj said: \u201cThis is why you’ve been wheezing more at night. So you might have been told that you or your child has a viral wheeze.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is when a respiratory virus like the cold, the flu, RSV, Covid<\/a> anything like that can irritate and inflame your airways. And this causes them to swell narrow and produce lots of extra mucus.\u201d<\/p>\n He described a wheeze as a \u201cwhistling or squeaking\u201d sound. \u201cThis can lead to a wheezing, which is a whistling or a squeaking sound when you’re breathing out,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt can also worsen a cough and lead to breathlessness.\u201d<\/p>\n