Misconceptions on Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Pediatric Nonspecific
Cough: A Response to Weinberger and Buettner's Commentary on Fujiki et al. Laurie …

Background Behavioral cough suppression therapy (BCST) with a speech–language
pathologist is a common treatment for chronic nonspecific cough (aka, tic cough) in children …

Key points Habit cough is most commonly characterised by a repetitive loud barking cough
that persists for prolonged periods. The cough interferes with normal activity and …

To the Editor: In a recent issue of CHEST (July 2020), the article by Chang et al 1 and the
Expert Cough Panel provides thoughtful and evidence-based recommendations for the …

Although we applaud Khoshoo et al 1 on performing such a comprehensive series of
investigations in these 40 children with chronic cough, as reported in a recent issue of …

Background: A habitual cough, persisting after the cause is gone, was described in a 1694
medical book. Successful treatment of this disorder known as habit cough was reported in …

BACKGROUND Chronic cough (CC), cough lasting longer than 4 weeks, affects 5% to 10%
of children and requires systematic evaluation. 1 Although CC in children is quite common …

Nationwide statistics in the United States and Australia reveal that cough of undifferentiated
duration is the most common complaint for which patients of all ages seek medical care in …

Cough is the most common presenting symptom to medical practitioners to the USA and
Australia. Worldwide, the desire to reduce the impact of the symptom of cough is reflected in …

As complex as it is common, chronic cough in children presents diagnostic and treatment
challenges that are complicated by a dearth of solid data and, often, the anxieties of well …