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The prevalence of chronic cough in many communities in Europe and the U.S. is 9–33% of the population. Chronic cough is three times more common in those who smoke compared to people who never smoke. [1] The most important risk factors for chronic cough are tobacco smoking and working in a dusty job. [30]
The complications of coughing can be classified as either acute or chronic.Acute complications include cough syncope (fainting spells due to decreased blood flow to the brain when coughs are prolonged and forceful), insomnia, cough-induced vomiting, subconjunctival hemorrhage or "red eye", coughing defecation and in women with a prolapsed uterus, cough urination.
[1] [10] The cough is sometimes referred to as a smoker's cough since it often results from smoking. When chronic bronchitis occurs together with decreased airflow it is known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [27] [26] Many people with chronic bronchitis have COPD; however, most people with COPD do not also have chronic bronchitis.
A postinfectious cough is a lingering cough that follows a respiratory tract infection, such as a common cold or flu and lasting up to eight weeks. Postinfectious cough is a clinically recognized condition represented within the medical literature.
A habit cough is a chronic cough that has no underlying organic cause or medical diagnosis, [1] [2] and does not respond to conventional medical treatment. [3] This is sometimes called tic cough, somatic cough syndrome and previously psychogenic cough, but without clinical justification.
The common cold is the most common human disease [21] and affects people all over the globe. [40] Adults typically have two to three infections annually, [8] and children may have six to ten colds a year (and up to twelve colds a year for school children). [13] Rates of symptomatic infections increase in the elderly due to declining immunity. [41]
Symptoms of bronchiectasis commonly include a cough productive of frequent green or yellow sputum lasting months to years. [3] Other common symptoms include difficulty breathing , wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), and chest pain .
Croup (/ k r uː p / KROOP), also known as croupy cough, is a type of respiratory infection that is usually caused by a virus. [2] The infection leads to swelling inside the trachea , which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classic symptoms of "barking/brassy" cough , inspiratory stridor and a hoarse voice . [ 2 ]
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