Daily News | What to know about chronic cough
A: First, let’s define cough. Cough is a normal physiological response to an irritation of the body’s cough receptors in the upper and lower respiratory tracts, the esophagus, and around the heart. It is an important mechanism to clear mucus from the respiratory tract. Cough can also be a very burdensome symptom that accounts for millions of medical visits in the U.S. each year.Subacute cough — three to eight weeks.Acute cough is most commonly the result of a viral upper respiratory infection.
If cough persists despite these treatment trials, it may be a symptom of chronic lung disease or sign of a slow growing infection. Some of these less common causes of chronic cough include:Bronchiectasis — dilation of the airways sometimes due to recurrent infection.If this is the case, a doctor will likely refer the patient to a cough center for lung function testing, allergy testing, or advanced imaging such as a CT scan.
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