German Respiratory Society Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults Suffering From Acute, Subacute and Chronic Cough
Respiratory Medicine
Kardos, P., Dinh, Q. T., et al. (2020).
Respiratory Medicine, 170, 105939.
<div>This guideline provides recommendations on the diagnosis and management of adults with acute, subacute, and chronic cough.</div>
German Respiratory Society
<div>For adults with laryngeal hypersensitivity with chronic irritative cough and/or throat clearing, speech therapy can be prescribed (Uncertain evidence).</div>
<div>Individuals with chronic pharyngitis or laryngitis should receive treatment using inhaled glucocorticosteroids. Speech therapy should be prescribed in individual cases with hypersensitive components (Weak recommendation).</div>
<div>Speech therapy may be considered for the following causes of chronic cough in adults:</div>
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<li>chronic diseases of the pharynx and larynx such as larynegal/pharyngeal inflammation, polyps, and contact granulomas;</li>
<li>paradoxical vocal fold movement; and</li>
<li>chronic idiopathic cough (Ungraded).</li>
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