MeSH definition : Cough lasting for greater than 8 weeks in adults potentially impacting HEALTH-RELATED
QUALITY OF LIFE. Chronic cough generally is associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation
(e.g., asthma (COUGH-VARIANT ASTHMA) and non-asthmatic BRONCHITIS, upper airway disorders,
GERD and cough hypersensitivity syndrome).;
Cough lasting for greater than 8 weeks in adults potentially impacting HEALTH-RELATED
QUALITY OF LIFE. Chronic cough generally is associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation
(e.g., asthma (COUGH-VARIANT ASTHMA) and non-asthmatic BRONCHITIS, upper airway disorders,
GERD and cough hypersensitivity syndrome).