Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the second most common cause of chronic cough in immunocompetent patients who are nonsmokers, not on angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors and have normal chest ...

Cochran adds something mild, like a medication side effect ... as lung disease or asthma—whereas a chronic cough can be a sign of asthma, COPD, acid reflux, gastroesophageal reflux disease ...

A subacute cough is a type of cough that persists for 3 to 8 weeks. It falls between an acute cough, which lasts less than 3 weeks, and a chronic cough ... asthma, or GERD. It may also be a ...

"GERD can significantly impact a child's quality ... Respiratory symptoms: These symptoms may present as a chronic cough that often worsens at night, potentially due to aspiration of acid into ...

"The most common causes for a chronic cough are asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD and upper airway cough syndrome, which is ...

Background: There are no prospective studies that have examined for chronic cough in children without lung disease but with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). In otherwise healthy children undergoing ...

“In the case of reflux or other throat irritation, the sensation in the throat can be hypersensitive and trigger a cough even during normal swallowing,” Dr. Cho says. Acid reflux that’s chronic is ...

A woman who has had a chronic ... cough lasting eight weeks or more", which can be triggered by "talking, laughing, certain strong smells and changes in temperature". It said it can due to acid ...

Most of the reasons for your lingering cough are nothing to worry about, but it's still an irritating side effect ... of-the-mill acid reflux symptoms like heartburn. On top of a chronic cough ...

heartburn, or a sour taste in the mouth. Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) is thought to be due to “post-nasal drip” or nasal secretions flowing into the nasopharynx caused by allergic, perennial non ...

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