From: Development and validation of the Newcastle laryngeal hypersensitivity questionnaire
Chronic cough | PVFM | Globus | MTD | Controls | P value1 | P value2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 11 | N = 18 | N = 6 | N = 3 | N = 15 | |||
Abnormal sensation | 4.0 (2.0) | 3.6 (2.0) | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.7 (0.6) | 6.7 (0.5) | .366 | < .001 |
Phlegm | 2.5 (1.2) | 3.9 (2.1) | 2.2 (1.3) | 4.0 (1.7) | 6.1 (1.0) | .146 | < .001 |
Pain | 5.6 (1.6) | 5.6 (1.8) | 6.4 (0.6) | 6.0 (1.0) | 6.8 (0.4) | .517 | .113 |
Stuck | 4.2 (1.8) | 4.0 (2.2) | 3.6 (1.8) | 4.3 (1.5) | 6.8 (0.4) | .794 | < .001 |
Blocked | 4.9 (2.0) | 4.4 (2.1) | 5.4 (1.3) | 5.0 (1.7) | 6.9 (0.3) | .912 | .001 |
Tight | 4.9 (2.0) | 3.9 (1.8) | 4.4 (1.8) | 4.3 (2.5) | 6.9 (0.4) | .837 | < .001 |
Irritated | 3.6 (1.5) | 3.1 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.5) | 4.7 (2.1) | 6.3 (0.5) | .280 | < .001 |
Pushing on chest | 6.1 (1.3) | 5.0 (1.8) | 5.8 (1.3) | 5.0 (1.7) | 7.0 (0.0) | .461 | .001 |
Pressing on throat | 6.1 (1.8) | 4.6 (2.1) | 5.8 (1.1) | 5.0 (1.7) | 6.9 (0.5) | .586 | .002 |
Constriction | 5.0 (1.6) | 3.7 (1.9) | 6.2 (0.8) | 4.3 (1.5) | 6.7 (0.7) | .153 | < .001 |
Food catches | 4.9 (1.6) | 5.1 (1.7) | 5.2 (1.8) | 5.3 (2.1) | 6.7 (0.7) | .857 | .018 |
Tickle | 3.7 (2.3) | 3.5 (1.5) | 3.0 (1.9) | 3.7 (0.6) | 6.4 (0.6) | .812 | < .001 |
Itch | 5.6 (1.9) | 5.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.3) | 6.3 (0.6) | 6.5 (0.5) | .636 | .081 |
Hot burning | 6.6 (0.8) | 6.1 (1.5) | 6.8 (0.5) | 5.3 (1.5) | 7.0 (0.0) | .115 | .040 |
Total cumulative score 3 | 67.8 (17.8) | 61.2 (17.9) | 65.4 (12.0) | 66.0 (11.0) | 93.5 (3.2) | .955 | < .001 |
Pain/thermal cumulative score 3 | 37.3 (12.0) | 31.0 (15.4) | 36.2 (6.9) | 35.7 (7.1) | 53.7 (1.9) | .891 | .006 |
Obstruction cumulative score 3 | 33.8 (10.7) | 29.2 (11.6) | 33.4 (6.2) | 31.0 (5.3) | 47.5 (1.8) | .901 | < .001 |
Irritation cumulative score 3 | 11.3 (4.2) | 12.3 (5.0) | 10.2 (4.6 ) | 14.0 (2.0) | 19.0 (1.6) | .296 | < .001 |
Total score 4 | 14.4 (3.3) | 13.3 (3.6) | 13.9 (2.5) | 14.0 (2.0) | 19.2 (0.7) | .951 | < .001 |
Pain/thermal score 5 | 6.1 (0.9) | 5.5 (1.5) | 6.3 (0.6) | 5.4 (1.4) | 6.9 (0.1) | .430 | .006 |
Irritation score 5 | 3.8 (1.4) | 4.1 (1.7) | 3.4 (1.5) | 4.7 (0.7) | 6.3 (0.6) | .458 | < .001 |
Obstruction score 5 | 4.2 (1.3) | 3.6 (1.5) | 4.2 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.6) | 6.0 (0.2) | .901 | < .001 |