Study objectives: To evaluate cough reflex sensitivity in a population ... Cough results from the stimulation of sensory receptors within the respiratory tract the afferent impulses of which ...

Smoking tobacco and marijuana (pot) has been shown to cause a persistent cough. Coughing is a bodily reflex that offers ... chronic cough were smokers. 6. Respiratory Tract Infections Coughing ...

The cough reflex begins with the activation of sensitive peripheral receptors located mainly in the respiratory tract that detect irritants or abnormalities. These receptors, such as P2X2 ...