Study objectives: To evaluate cough reflex sensitivity in a population of young, healthy, male cigarette smokers. Design: Cross-sectional comparison. Setting: Academic medical center. Participants: ...

The prevalence of gastro-oesophageal reflux and sometimes its proximal extent is high in respiratory disease, suggesting the association between reflux and respiratory disease to be more than ...

Acute coughs are often caused by a minor illness and go away within a few weeks, while chronic coughs may be a symptom of something more serious. A cough is a reflex that your body uses to clear your ...

This study has demonstrated that asymptomatic current cigarette smokers have a significantly diminished cough reflex relative to that of healthy nonsmokers. The inhibition of cough sensitivity due to ...