Chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnea in a community-based pulmonary practice.docVIP

Sundar et al. Cough 2010, 6:2 /content/6/1/2 Cough RESEARCH Open Access Chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnea in a Research community-based pulmonary practice Krishna M Sundar*1,3, Sarah E Daly2, Michael J Pearce1 and William T Alward1 Abstract Background: Recent reports suggest an association between unexplained chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Current guidelines provide an empiric integrative approach to the management of chronic cough, particularly for etiologies of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) and cough variant asthma (CVA) but