Abstract

Chronic cough affects about 4–10% of adults and has a negative impact on the patients’ quality of life. Chronic cough may be a symptom of many different diseases and its management should be based on treating the underlying cause. The most common cough cause in adults is chronic bronchitis due to smoking. Next, in non-smoking adults upper airway cough syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux and asthma account for the majority of cough reasons. Despite thorough diagnostics and management in 5–10% adults management of chronic cough is unsuccessful. In difficult-to-treat cough neuromodulators and speech therapy may be effective.

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