Table 2 Frequency of use of cough descriptors for each cough sound (maximum score of 53 for each cough for each descriptor, if chosen by all subjects).
From: The description of cough sounds by healthcare professionals
| No. | Dry | Brassy | Rattling | Loose | Productive | Moist | Bovine | Hoarse | Wheezy | Barking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 2 |
| 4 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 30 |
| 7 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 5 |
| Totals | 222 | 42 | 89 | 84 | 114 | 85 | 25 | 82 | 147 | 71 |