3.2. The attack time and associated symptoms
Table 2 showed attack time and associated symptoms of chronic
cough. The clinical manifestations of the patients in the PIC group
included nasal congestion and runny nose. The patients in the CVA group
presented with cough at night,in the morning, after exercise as the
most characteristic feature. The clinical signs of the patients in the
UACS group included cough in the morning, at night, nasal congestion,
runny nose and sneezing. The patients in the AC group typically
exhibited cough in the morning, in the evening and itchy throat. The
characteristics of TS cough group were cough in daytime and disappear
after sleep, accompanied by throat itching and throat clearing. The
patients in the GERD group showed typical acid regurgitation.