What is cough variant asthma?

Cough variant asthma is a type of asthma where the predominant symptom is a non-productive cough. It may worsen following exercise, talking, laughing, or crying. Patients will typically respond to inhaled albuterol, iprotropium, or steroids.

How do members experience cough variant asthma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cough variant asthma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cough variant asthma*

Who has cough variant asthma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 15
30s 22
40s 30
50s 42
60s 59
70+ 31

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 54
Female 140