Chronic cough management: Dealing with a sensation of mucus in the throat

Abstract

Among the various types of laryngeal paresthesia, the results of the study with use of a newly developed cough-related laryngeal sensation questionnaire suggested that a sensation of mucus in the throat (SMIT) can predict the presence of fungal colonization in chronic cough patients. Next to 'cough' or 'sputum', SMIT may become the third key clinical manifestation leading to successful prediction of the efficacy of antifungal therapy in chronic cough patients. © 2013 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology.