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The Use of Capsaicin for Sensory Neuropathic Cough

By Robert W. Bastian, MD

In recent years, a neurogenic form of chronic cough has been described in the literature, referred to variously as “sensory neuropathy presenting as chronic cough”¹, “sensory neuropathic cough”^2,3, “laryngeal sensory neuropathy”⁴, or simply “refractory chronic cough”⁵. It has been shown that sensory neuropathic cough (SNC) can be treated with certain neuralgia medications^1,4,5,6,7,8. What has not yet been described, however, is the use of capsaicin spray as a possible treatment for SNC patients—an approach that may seem counter-intuitive, given that capsaicin is known in the pulmonary medicine literature as a means for provoking coughing for diagnostic or research reasons. Continue reading →

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