Cough is a nonspecific reaction to irritation anywhere from the pharynx to the lungs. Cough can be divided into acute self-limiting cough, lasting less than three weeks, or chronic persistent cough, which usually lasts for more than eight weeks. Cough lasting for an intermediate period of 3-8 weeks is called subacute cough.1 Unexplained chronic cough causes significant impairments in quality of life.2
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/chronic-persistent-cough-in-adults-pro