To the Editor:Idiopathic cough is associated with laryngeal hypersensitivity and chronic pain syndromes.Idiopathic cough can be diagnosed when patients have no cause of chronic cough after treatment of cough.Patients ...To the Editor:Idiopathic cough is associated with laryngeal hypersensitivity and chronic pain syndromes.Idiopathic cough can be diagnosed when patients have no cause of chronic cough after treatment of cough.Patients with chronic cough experience impaired quality of life(QOL),interruption of daily activity,and depression.Therefore,better approaches to refractory chronic cough areneeded.展开更多
文摘To the Editor:Idiopathic cough is associated with laryngeal hypersensitivity and chronic pain syndromes.Idiopathic cough can be diagnosed when patients have no cause of chronic cough after treatment of cough.Patients with chronic cough experience impaired quality of life(QOL),interruption of daily activity,and depression.Therefore,better approaches to refractory chronic cough areneeded.