ReviewAsia Pacific allergy2019
Environmental triggers for chronic cough.
Review in Asia Pacific allergy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Cough hypersensitivity risk increases during heatwaves and can be reduced by inhalation of alkaline aerosols of endogenous ions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Integrative genomics reveal genetic links of chronic cough with risk factors and brain regional volumes.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Prevalence of cough and associated symptoms among pilgrims in large mass gathering event 2024: a cross-sectional study.IJID regions · 2025Article
- Quality of life associated with chronic cough in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study: a cross-sectional study.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Heat waves elevate risks of airway hypersensitivity that inhaled endogenous ions reduce.Research square · 2025Article
- Systemic inflammation mediates the relationship between urinary cadmium and chronic cough risk: findings based on multiple statistical models.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2025Article
- Respiratory symptoms after coalmine fire and pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of the Hazelwood Health Study adult cohort.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Association of chronic cough with exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the US population.Heliyon · 2024Article
- The disease burden and quality of life of chronic cough patients in South Korea and Taiwan.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2022Article
- Cough hypersensitivity and chronic cough.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
- Epidemiology of adult chronic cough: disease burden, regional issues, and recent findings.Asia Pacific allergy · 2021Review
- The Influence of Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) in Primary Schools and Residential Proximity to Traffic Sources on Histone H3 Level in Selected Malaysian Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact and disease burden of chronic cough.Asia Pacific allergy · 2021Review
- Perspectives on chronic cough in Korea.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Review
- Recent progress in the management of chronic cough.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2020Review
- Household air pollution profiles associated with persistent childhood cough in urban Uganda.Environment international · 2020Article
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Abstract
Cough is a physiological defense reflex for protecting the airways from aspiration and irritation. Thus, roles of environmental triggers are postulated in the pathogenesis of chronic cough. There are several lines of epidemiological evidence demonstrating the relationships between environmental irritant and pollutant exposure and chronic cough. However, positive findings from cross-sectional studies just reflect the protective nature of cough but may not properly address the true impact of environmental triggers. If harmful inhalation is repeated, cough may be seen as chronic but indeed is protective in nature. Therefore, long-term residual outcomes would be the key for understanding the effects of environmental triggers on chronic cough. The present review aims to summarize the associations between chronic cough and environmental pollutants or irritant exposure, with a focus on the long-term residual effects of (1) chronic persistent exposure and (2) acute high-intensity exposure on chronic cough, and also to examine (3) whether childhood irritant/pollutant exposure may increase the risk of chronic cough in adulthood.
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