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Persistent 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 Persistent cough

Symptom severities

Severe
12
Moderate
27
Mild
75
None
414

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Persistent cough

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Persistent cough
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Acebrophylline 2   Acebrophylline: 2%
Albuterol Inhaler 2   Albuterol Inhaler: 2%
Prednisone 2   Prednisone: 2%
Robitussin-DM 1   Robitussin-DM: 1%
4Life Transfer Factor 1   4Life Transfer Factor: 1%
Acupuncture 1   Acupuncture: 1%
Benadryl Allergy 1   Benadryl Allergy: 1%
Cod Liver Oil 1   Cod Liver Oil: 1%
Arsenicum Album 1   Arsenicum Album: 1%
Salbutamol 1   Salbutamol: 1%
Advair Diskus 1   Advair Diskus: 1%
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (cotrimoxazole) 1   Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (cotrimoxazole): 1%
Imuran 1   Imuran: 1%
Robitussin 1   Robitussin: 1%

Report created on May 28, 2012.