Prevalence of Arnold nerve reflex in subjects with and without chronic cough: Relevance to Cough Hypersensitivity Syndrome

• Published in: Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics Vol. 54; pp. 22 - 24
• Main Authors: Dicpinigaitis, Peter V., Enilari, Oladunni, Cleven, Krystal L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Arnold nerve; Arnold nerve reflex; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Cough; Cough - physiopathology; Cough hypersensitivity syndrome; Cough reflex sensitivity; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Reflex - physiology; Sex Factors; Vagus Nerve - physiology; Arnold nerve; Cough reflex sensitivity; Cough hypersensitivity syndrome; Cough; Arnold nerve reflex

Cough is induced by stimulation of structures innervated by the vagus nerve, including the upper and lower airways and distal esophagus. The Arnold nerve reflex describes cough resulting from stimulation of the external auditory canal, which is innervated by the auricular branch of the vagus. We hav...