Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most cases are benign and resolve spontaneously. The most common causes are post-infectious, asthma or ...

Q: I have developed an episodic but chronic cough. My wife thought it could be due to my acid reflux. Is that a real thing? A: We cough to protect our airway or because something irritates the airway.

It sounds like barking in the middle of the night — the kind that alarms many parents — but it is most likely stridor. What ...

A dry cough that lingers without fever or mucus may be linked to poor air quality. Doctors explain how pollution irritates ...

Dear Eric: I am in my 70s, and for the last couple of decades I have had occasional coughing fits that are triggered by talking too long and/or too loudly. When these fits happen, I literally can’t ...