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Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2004 Individuals are generally content to self-medicate for acute cough. It is only when the cough becomes persistent that they seek medical assistance. It is not known why patients cough in association with an acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), although interest has focused on how viruses may influence airway sensory nerve function and ...
Kian Fan, Chung, John, Widdicombe
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Chronic cough. Cough reflex hypersensitivity syndrome
Revista Alergia México, 2019 The cough reflex is a protective mechanism of the airway; it avoids bronchoaspiration and its complications and, when it is altered, it can appear as a hypersensitivity syndrome; cough per se is the most common symptom for which medical consultation is ...
José Antonio Sacre-Hazouri +1 more
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F1000Research, 2020 Cough is a natural process that protects the airway. Cough can occur spontaneously or voluntarily. It is considered chronic when it is present for longer than 4 weeks in children or 8 weeks in adults.
Miles Weinberger, Manju Hurvitz
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Burden of chronic cough in the UK: results from the 2018 National Health and Wellness Survey
ERJ Open Research, 2023 Background Chronic cough, defined as daily cough for at least 8 weeks, negatively affects quality of life and work productivity and increases healthcare resource utilisation.
Lorcan McGarvey +8 more
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The Utility of Ambulatory pH Monitoring in Patients Presenting with Chronic Cough and Asthma
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients presenting with asthma and chronic cough.
KF AlHabib +3 more
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Characteristics of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -associated cough. a case-control study
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 Background Most patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) complain of cough. IPF-associated cough is widely characterized as dry or non-productive.
Eeva Saari +8 more
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ERJ Open Research, 2021 There is lack of evidence on the role of blood eosinophil count (BEC) as a predictor of treatment response in patients with chronic cough. The study aimed to evaluate BEC as a predictor of treatment response in all non-smoking adults with chronic cough ...
Aleksandra Rybka-Fraczek +8 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background Chronic cough is an extremely common clinical symptom of various diseases. However, the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic cough in the general population has not been sufficiently studied.
Tae Hoon Kim, I Re Heo, Ho Cheol Kim
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ERJ Open Research, 2020 Chronic cough is a common complaint in the general population but there are no precise data on the incidence of, and prospectively examined risk factors for chronic cough in a population-based setting.
Johnmary T. Arinze +5 more
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The management of chronic cough [PDF]
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2018 Summary Chronic cough is a common presentation to primary care and constitutes a significant volume of referrals to secondary care. It affects around 10% of the adult population and has a plethora of respiratory and non-respiratory causes. It can have a significant impact on the quality of life of affected individuals.
A, Mathur +2 more
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