Javascript/jQuery - setInterval stopping execution of other Javascript functions

Question

I’m facing a problem that’s driving me crazy already. It’s like this.

I am capturing json data from an external server on cross-Omain, I need this data updated every 5 seconds. I was able to loop and let this function run. However, I have a button on the same page, that when it is at the time of setInterval, the button simply does not work. I would like to know an alternative to loop, keeping up to date and not lose the other functions of Javascript while setInterval is running.

From now on, thank you.

Test function:

/* DEFINIÇÕES DE VARIÁVEIS */
var lightStatus;

function toggleLight(lightState){
    
    $.post("http://192.168.0.109/LED", {}, function(){
        
    });
    
    
    if(lightState){
        lightStatus = false;
    } else {
        lightStatus = true;
    }
    console.log("Status: " + lightStatus);
}

setInterval("updateSensors()", 5000);

function updateSensors(){
    $.post("http://192.168.0.109/sensors", {}, function(ESP8266){
            //console.log(data);
            lightStatus = ESP8266.lightStatus;
            console.log("lightStatus> " +ESP8266.lightStatus);
            console.log("Temperatura> " +ESP8266.temperatura);
            console.log("Umidade> "+ ESP8266.umidadeAr);
            //console.log("Umidade do solo> "+ ESP8266.umidadeSolo);
        }, "json");
}

$(function(){
    
    updateSensors();
    
    console.log("var lightStatus: "+lightStatus);
    
    $("div#lightSwitch").on("click", function(){
        toggleLight(lightStatus);
    })
    
    
    
});