CHRONIC COUGH: AN OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST'S APPROACH

Abstract

Chronic cough presents a rather complex entity; therefore establishment of etiology requires involvement of specialists of different medical areas. Otohrinolaryngologists enables to confirm or exclude various causes of chronic cough: laryngopharyngeal form of GERD, laryngeal paralysis and foreign bodies, diseases of external ear, rinosinusitis, upper airway cough syndrome. In many cases only collaboration of several specialists may warrant an efficient management of chronic cough.