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Chronic cough is a common but often misdiagnosed symptom, requiring thorough evaluation for underlying respiratory or systemic issues.

Chronic cough is the primary symptom of two other conditions, although these can be more challenging to diagnose: cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis. Both conditions inflame the airways.

Chronic cough is the primary symptom of two other conditions, although these can be more challenging to diagnose: cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis. Both conditions inflame the airways.

I have a dry cough that’s been going on for about 13 to 14 years. I’m a healthy 62-year-old and read that it is called “cough variant asthma.” I would like to know more about this but can ...

A third potential cause is a complication from asthma, which can also lead to a chronic cough. "The cough is sort of a variant of a bronchospasm," said Feagins.

Some people experience cough-variant asthma where coughing represents the predominant or only symptom, making diagnosis challenging without proper pulmonary function testing.

Asthma If you can’t stop coughing, you may be dealing with cough-variant asthma, Cho says. Coughing is the main symptom of this breathing disease.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a dry cough that’s been going on for about 13-14 years. I’m a healthy 62-year-old and read that it is called “cough variant asthma.

Suggested Questions Asthma. Narrowed airways in your lungs can make you cough, wheeze, or become short of breath. A type called cough-variant asthma only makes you cough.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a dry cough that’s been going on for about 13-14 years. I’m a healthy 62-year-old and read that it is called “cough variant asthma.” I would like to know more about this but can ...