Table 8.
Triggers of cough and potential diagnostic category.
| Trigger | Diagnostic category |
|---|---|
| Physical activity | Any cause |
| Airway hyper-reactivity/asthma phenotype | |
| Eosinophilic airway inflammation | |
| Upper airway associations | |
Feeding/meals
|
Airway aspiration |
| Airway anomaly (e.g., tracheo-esophageal | |
| fistula) | |
| Allergens | Upper airway associations |
| Airway inflammation | |
| Pollution (indoor or outdoor) | Upper airway associations |
| Airway inflammation | |
| Post-infectious | |
| Tobacco smoke and e-cigarettes | Upper airway associations |
| Airway inflammation | |
| Post-infectious | |
| Fog | Upper airway associations |
| Airway inflammation | |
| Post-infectious | |
| Body position
|
Airway anomaly |
| Airway aspiration | |
| Stress | Tic and somatic syndrome |
| Temperature (cold) | Airway hyper-reactivity/asthma phenotype |