Coughing Triggered by Mechanical Stimulation Suggests New Type of Cough Sensitization - AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

Mechanical stimulation, including finger pressure on discrete areas of the chest wall and neck, triggered reproducible coughing in about 50% of patients with chronic cough, indicating that chronic cough may be caused by the central convergence of somatic and …

Patient responses to mechanical stimulation of somatic points of cough suggest that the central convergence of stimuli originating from different somatic and/or visceral areas facilitating the cough … [+4401 chars]

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