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Chronic cough management: Dealing with a sensation of mucus in the throat
Author(s) -
Ogawa Haruhiko,
Fujimura Masaki,
Takeuchi Yasuo,
Makimura Koichi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.12064
Subject(s) - medicine , throat , chronic cough , sputum , sensation , phlegm , expectorant , mucus , antifungal , burning sensation , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , dermatology , surgery , asthma , pathology , tuberculosis , traditional medicine , traditional chinese medicine , alternative medicine , ecology , neuroscience , biology
Among the various types of laryngeal paresthesia, the results of the study with use of a newly developed cough‐related laryngeal sensation questionnaire suggested that a sensation of mucus in the throat ( SMIT ) can predict the presence of fungal colonization in chronic cough patients. Next to ‘cough’ or ‘sputum’, SMIT may become the third key clinical manifestation leading to successful prediction of the efficacy of antifungal therapy in chronic cough patients.