OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of laryngeal sensory neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
METHODS
A cross-sectional study was performed, comprising 50 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 36 healthy controls. In the diabetic group, glycaemic control level,
Coughing that lasts >3 weeks is generally considered chronic. The causes of chronic cough are many. Most often, chronic cough is due to postnasal drainage, asthma, and/or gastroesophageal disease. However, other causes such as laryngopharyngeal reflux, vocal cord dysfunction, occult sinusitis,
Most studies agree that post-nasal drip syndrome (PNDS), asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD), and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) are the commonest causes of chronic cough in the immunocompetent, non-smoking patient who is not taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. No
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this prospective, randomized, controlled study (N = 28) was to evaluate the effectiveness of amitriptyline versus cough suppressants in the treatment of chronic cough resulting from postviral vagal neuropathy.
METHODS
Patients were selected based on a clinical history
Although chronic cough in adults (cough lasting longer than eight weeks) can be caused by many etiologies, four conditions account for most cases: upper airway cough syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease/laryngopharyngeal reflux disease, asthma, and nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis. Patients
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