Dr. Mandel Sher Presents Advanced Diagnostic Tool to National Physician Audience

Dr. Mandel Sher recently presented a seminar on Rhinolaryngoscopy  at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Los Angeles, California. Rhinolaryngoscopy is an advanced diagnostic tool used to identify the underlying cause of Chronic Cough.  Dr. Mandel Sher is specially trained in Rhinolaryngoscopy and one of the few doctors in the Tampa Bay area who uses rhinolaryngoscopy in the office to make a firm diagnosis of Chronic Cough or Upper Airway Disease. 

“Rhinolaryngoscopy is in invaluable diagnostic tool for identifying the triggers and causes of chronic cough and upper airway disease” stated Dr. Sher.  Dr. Sher has performed thousands of rhinoscopies in Center for Cough and regularly teaches other physicians how to perform rhinolaryngoscopy.  Endoscopy or rhinolaryngoscopy of the nasal and sinus structures, back of throat and the voicebox (larynx and vocal cords) is an advanced diagnostic tool that enables Dr. Sher to clearly see sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, deviated septum, infected or enlarged adenoids, layrngopharyngeal reflux (stomach acid attacking the voice box), vocal cord nodules and polyps, and “dancing” vocal cords – a sign of neurogenic cause of chronic cough. 

This simple and relatively non-invasive procedure is a cornerstone of the diagnostic approach used by the Center for Cough.  Diagnostic precision of underlying cause of Chronic Cough is the first step to Dr. Sher developing an effective cough treatment plan for each patient. 

Dr. Sher and his colleague, Dr. Gary Stadtmauer of CityAllergy in New York, New York collaborated on this program. 

Cough in Song: Bob Dylan’s “The Cough Song”

Have you ever heard this Bob Dylan classic released in 1963, “The Cough Song”? Dr. Mandel Sher and  Center for Cough team sure do like it!  Dr. Sher doesn’t play harmonica and can’t sing as well as iconic songwriter and performer, Mr. Bob Dylan, but he will offer you an effective and lasting  cough solution.  Mr. Dylan and Dr. Sher are both native Minnesotans, so, “The Cough Song” was meant to be.

Contact Dr. Mandel Sher at Center for Cough for a cough evaluation and cough treatment plan:  727-393-8067.

“Cough” surprisingly shows-up in contemporary music as well.  There’s Grandpa’s Cough Medicine Band, bluegrass music established in Jacksonville Florida.  And “Cough Syrup,” by Young The Giant and other musical performers.

The Repeating Pattern of Chronic Cough

Dr. Mandel Sher In North Carolina: New Concepts in Chronic Cough

Dr. Sher in North Carolina: Emerging Concepts in Chronic Cough “New Concepts in Chronic Cough”  presented by Dr. Sher to his North Carolina colleagues was just the invitation he needed to return to beautiful North Carolina.  Dr. Sher began his specialty training at Duke Health System in Durham, North Carolina, after graduating from Northwestern University’s medical school in Chicago, Illinois.  The scientific and medical community’s understanding of Chronic Cough causes and treatments are evolving rapidly and it was Dr. Sher’s pleasure to share these new concepts.     

Mandel Sher, MD, Medical Director of Center for Cough, spoke to the North Carolina Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society’s annual meeting on Saturday, February 6, 2016 on “New Concepts in Chronic Cough”.  Dr. Sher is one of the nation’s leading investigators studying new scientific and clinical findings about the causes of Chronic Cough and effective cough treatments.  These new concepts in Chronic Cough have the promise of expanding our understanding of this debilitating medical condition and treating it effectively.

Chronic cough affects 12 to 15% of the population and has debilitating consequences:  Depression, Social Isolation, Fatigue, and Urinary Incontinence to name a few.  Dr. Sher spoke about the current unmet need in cough treatment and the promising cough treatments in the future.  Dr. Sher addressed the paradigm shift in the diagnostic and cough treatment approach to now focus on overly sensitive cough mechanism particularly in people who are hard-wired to cough. 

“The hypersensitive cough reflex is the primary cause of chronic cough triggered by multiple factors including viral respiratory infections, allergies, asthma and acid reflux”, Dr Sher told the group of North Carolina allergists.”

 

 

 

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AF-219: Promising New Cough Treatment

Dr. Mandel Sher and Center for Cough are the nation’s leading site for clinical research trials for new cough treatments.  Currently, Center for Cough is enrolling eligible patients in Afferent Pharmaceuticals AF-219 clinical research trial. Preliminary results suggest AF-219 may be a promising new cough treatment.

Contact Amy, Center for Cough’s Clinical Research Coordinator, to learn more about this clinical research trial and other that may be available:  727-393-8067

“…Pathologic Cough – Debilitating & Potentially Chronic Neurogenic Disorder Affecting Millions Cough is the symptom for which patients most often seek medical attention. Pathologic cough or non-productive cough serves no functional purpose, and can occur following an upper respiratory infection. In most patients, this cough manifests itself as an acute cough lasting a few weeks. However, in some patients, sensitized nerve fibers fail to return to a normal quiescent state, resulting in sub-acute or chronic cough lasting months to years. The prevalence of chronic cough is estimated to be over 10% of adults in the U.S. While an underlying etiology may contribute to cough in some of these patients (such as GERD, asthma, COPD, etc.), many patients are not well-controlled for their cough even with treatment for such underlying etiology, or with the addition of currently available cough medications…” read more