The Habit Cough Syndrome

Commentary addressing concerns raised by Dr. Slovarp and her colleagues

“…If a speech and language professional can provide cough cessation, that indeed provides a potential resource for physicians diagnosing habit cough. Pediatric pulmonologists should be able to diagnose habit cough based on clinical presentation as many already do, and many are effectively treating habit cough in their practice with suggestion therapy 24 . Authoritative committee decisions have the potential to provide helpful information for the diagnosis and care of specific medical problems.…”