Q Why does a child with night crying appear normal during the day?
A Night crying has a characteristic in which yin energy strengthens at night, making the underlying Heart instability more prominent, so the child appears normal during the day.
Detailed Answer
A hallmark of night crying is that the child is relatively normal and active during the day but repeatedly bursts into tears once night falls. This is related to the yin-yang rhythm in Korean medicine.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
During the day, yang energy is active and partly compensates for the underlying Heart weakness, but at night yin energy strengthens, making patterns of Heart qi deficiency and Heart heat more pronounced. In the Spleen-Stomach disharmony pattern, abdominal discomfort worsens at night when digestive activity slows, triggering crying. The fact that symptoms appear clearly only at night is a key diagnostic indicator of night crying.
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