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Table 2 Subject Diagnosis and Treatment

From: Chronic cough and laryngeal dysfunction improve with specific treatment of cough and paradoxical vocal fold movement

Diagnosis, n CC+PVFM CC Treatment
Asthma 7 5 Inhaled Corticosteroid
GORD 11 10 Proton Pump Inhibitor
Rhinitis 11
9 		7
4 		Nasal Steroid
Antihistamine
Eosinophilic Bronchitis 1 3 Inhaled Corticosteroid
Sleep Apnoea 0 1 nCPAP
PVFM † 14* 0 Speech Language Therapy
  1. *4 Subjects did not attend speech language therapy.
  2. PVFM = paradoxical vocal fold movement
  3. CC = chronic cough alone
  4. CC+PVFM = Chronic Cough + Paradoxical vocal fold movement
  5. nCPAp = nasal continuous airways pressure
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