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Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough
Chronic cough is a frequently encountered condition with multiple etiologies. In patients with neurogenic chronic cough, peripheral laryngopharyngeal hypersensitivity of the vagus nerve stimulates the cough reflex. We present three cases of “Oto-tricho-tussia,” describing hair within the ear canal s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7150714/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32292619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3527481 |
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author | Castro, Rebecca A. Zalvan, Craig H. Berzofsky, Craig |
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description | Chronic cough is a frequently encountered condition with multiple etiologies. In patients with neurogenic chronic cough, peripheral laryngopharyngeal hypersensitivity of the vagus nerve stimulates the cough reflex. We present three cases of “Oto-tricho-tussia,” describing hair within the ear canal stimulating Arnold's branch of the vagus nerve and triggering the urge-to-cough. All three patients experienced significant improvement or complete resolution of their cough symptoms after removal of the hair resting on their tympanic membrane and external auditory canal. We encourage ear canal examination and promotion of proper ear cleaning habits as this is an easily treatable consideration for the cause of chronic cough. |
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spelling | pubmed-71507142020-04-14 Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough Castro, Rebecca A. Zalvan, Craig H. Berzofsky, Craig Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Chronic cough is a frequently encountered condition with multiple etiologies. In patients with neurogenic chronic cough, peripheral laryngopharyngeal hypersensitivity of the vagus nerve stimulates the cough reflex. We present three cases of “Oto-tricho-tussia,” describing hair within the ear canal stimulating Arnold's branch of the vagus nerve and triggering the urge-to-cough. All three patients experienced significant improvement or complete resolution of their cough symptoms after removal of the hair resting on their tympanic membrane and external auditory canal. We encourage ear canal examination and promotion of proper ear cleaning habits as this is an easily treatable consideration for the cause of chronic cough. Hindawi 2020-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7150714/ /pubmed/32292619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3527481 Text en Copyright © 2020 Rebecca A. Castro et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Castro, Rebecca A. Zalvan, Craig H. Berzofsky, Craig Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough |
title | Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough |
title_full | Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough |
title_fullStr | Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough |
title_full_unstemmed | Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough |
title_short | Oto-tricho-tussia: An Unexpected Cause of Cough |
title_sort | oto-tricho-tussia: an unexpected cause of cough |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7150714/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32292619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3527481 |
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