TY - JOUR T1 - Cough hypersensitivity syndrome: clinical measurement is the key to progress JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1509 LP - 1510 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00014215 VL - 45 IS - 5 AU - Alyn H. Morice AU - Eva Millqvist AU - Maria G. Belvisi AU - Kristina Bieksiene AU - Surinder S. Birring AU - Kian Fan Chung AU - Roberto W. Dal Negro AU - Peter Dicpinigaitis AU - Ahmad Kantar AU - Lorcan P. McGarvey AU - Adalberto Pacheco AU - Raimundas Sakalauskas AU - Jaclyn A. Smith Y1 - 2015/05/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/45/5/1509.abstract N2 - We thank R.D. Turner and G.H. Bothamley for their supportive comments concerning our task force report on chronic cough [1]. There is much to agree with in their remarks. But perhaps we would differ with respect to their emphasis and reliance on clinical measurement as the cornerstone of diagnosis and management. Understanding a patient's illness requires a careful synthesis of history, examination, and finally, specific investigations. Dependence on a single strand or even several strands decreases the physician's perception of the true nature of the illness. Cough hypersensitivity syndrome can aid the understanding of patients with chronic cough. It is not merely a symptom http://ow.ly/JXCaN ER -