Guide To Cough-Variant Asthma

Causes Of Cough-Variant Asthma

Unfortunately, research has yet to fully discover the core causes of cough-variant asthma. It is, however, associated with certain triggers. These include exposure to irritants or allergens, having a cold or sinusitis or other upper respiratory infections, exercise, using certain medications, and changes in the weather. There is a distinct link between allergies and asthma. Only twenty percent of patients with asthma lack nasal allergies, which means the remaining eighty percent suffer from allergic reactions to irritants. Allergies strike when the immune system is overreacting to a substance that regularly would not engender a reaction. This does offer the suggestion cough-variant asthma is linked to the immune system. It could also help to explain why this condition tends to respond well to the medicines effective in treating classic asthma.

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