Chronic Cough and GERD

GERD and Chronic Cough often seem to go hand-in-hand.  GERD stands-for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a condition when stomach acid or non-acidic stomach contents flow backwards into the esophagus and irritate the lining.   This can result in feelings of heartburn or indigestion.  We all experience indigestion or heartburn from time to time.  But if this happens more than occasionally, it may be a sign of GERD.   Some people suffer from both chronic cough and GERD, but it can be hard to know if there is a cause and effect. Read more

Hot-Wired to Cough: Your Throat’s Nerve Endings are on Fire!

If you think of your body like a map of a city, you may visualize cough living in the following neighborhoods:  lungs, chest, and upper respiratory system.  But some coughs have a different address: some coughs live in the nerve endings in the back of the throat. Neighborhoods are all different. They dress different. Have different slang. Perhaps they have different shops and restaurants. And all these differences create a unique environment.  Let’s take Jane Smith, for example. Read more

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Major Breakthrough in Cough Treatment on the Horizon

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There’s a major breakthrough in cough treatment on the horizon and it shows promising preliminary results!

Dr. Mandel Sher and Center for Cough are currently enrolling volunteer patients in the clinical trials of AF-219, a new drug that shows promise as a breakthrough in cough treatment. For a limited time, patients have an opportunity to try this promising new drug before it’s available to the general public.  Please call Amy today, Center for Cough’s Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator, to learn more about this promising new cough treatment: (727) 393- 8067.

Do you know someone who has been coughing for months, years, or even decades? Has that person seen his or her doctor and tried different cough treatments or cough remedies only to fail and still be coughing? Does that person describe their cough as trying to cough-up something tickling the back of his or her throat? As a concerned family member or friend, are you thinking that this person will never decrease the intensity of his or her cough or get rid of it completely? Read more

Not All Coughs Are Created Equal

There are different kinds of cough and not all coughs are created equal.

Think about it like you would an online dating profile. There’s always a form you have to fill out introducing yourself to the online dating world. Right? You have to list your hobbies, your favorite foods, what kind of books you read, and so forth. If coughs had a profile, the questions they would have to answer to help identify themselves would look a little more like this…(and should probably be answered a bit more honestly than that dating profile you were filling out!!!). Read more

10 Questions to Test Your Medical IQ

How much about chronic cough do you know? Do you suffer from persistent coughing or a nagging itch at the back of your throat? How about a friend? A loved one? A colleague?

Knowledge is power. Knowing what your symptoms mean can help to restore health and happiness!

So…do you consider yourself a medical wizard? Test your knowledge today!

Take the Chronic Cough Quiz! Read more