Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

Question: Is smoker’s cough always a sign of cancer? My husband is 55 and smokes around 15 a day. I have given up nagging him about it but I do want him to get his smoker’s cough checked.

This study has demonstrated that asymptomatic current cigarette smokers have a significantly diminished cough reflex relative to that of healthy nonsmokers. The inhibition of cough sensitivity due ...

Subjects were not receiving any medications known to affect cough reflex sensitivity. The data, including subject age, amount and duration of smoking, and baseline pulmonary function, are provided ...