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Cough Report

Coughing is a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs. It is a protective response that serves to clear the trachea, bronchi, and/or lungs of irritants and secretions, or to prevent aspiration of foreign materials into the lungs.


What we've learned from patients who report Cough

Symptom severities

Severe
151
Moderate
473
Mild
688
None
766

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Cough

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Cough
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Benzonatate 8   Benzonatate: 1%
Tessalon Perles 6   Tessalon Perles: 0%
Cough Drops 4   Cough Drops: 0%
Robitussin 4   Robitussin: 0%
Cheratussin AC 4   Cheratussin AC: 0%
Suction Machine 3   Suction Machine: 0%
CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator 2   CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator: 0%
Albuterol Inhaler 2   Albuterol Inhaler: 0%
Bio-Asma Plus 2   Bio-Asma Plus: 0%
Mucinex D 2   Mucinex D: 0%
Advair Diskus 1   Advair Diskus: 0%
Moxibustion Heat Therapy 1   Moxibustion Heat Therapy: 0%
Tussin DM 1   Tussin DM: 0%
Nasal saline spray 1   Nasal saline spray: 0%
Dulse or Kelp 1   Dulse or Kelp: 0%
Alka Seltzer 1   Alka Seltzer: 0%
4Life Transfer Factor 1   4Life Transfer Factor: 0%
Bee Propolis 1   Bee Propolis: 0%
Tong Ren energy healing 1   Tong Ren energy healing: 0%
Xopenex 1   Xopenex: 0%
Respironics CoughAssist 1   Respironics CoughAssist: 0%
Tintus 1   Tintus: 0%
Tylenol with Codeine #3 1   Tylenol with Codeine #3: 0%
Salamol inhaler 1   Salamol inhaler: 0%
Symbicort 1   Symbicort: 0%
Cod Liver Oil 1   Cod Liver Oil: 0%
Rotating Air Mattress 1   Rotating Air Mattress: 0%
Proventil HFA 1   Proventil HFA: 0%
Mucinex DM 1   Mucinex DM: 0%
Vicks Vaporub 1   Vicks Vaporub: 0%

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