Sentence examples for cause a cough from inspiring English sources

That could certainly cause a cough and shortness of breath.

If it gets lodged in a certain way, earwax can cause a cough by stimulating the branch of the vagus nerve that supplies the outer ear.

Heartburn (also known these days as reflux) can also cause a cough, as the acid from the stomach irritates delicate tissues never designed to withstand it.

For example, the blood pressure drugs known as ACE inhibitors not only relax blood vessels to decrease pressure but constrict pupils, stimulate digestive secretions, and constrict the bronchi in the lungs (which can cause a cough).

In our own study, capsaicin administered topically to the tracheal bifurcation caused a cough response that was resistant to codeine, whereas topical application to the larynx side of the trachea did not cause a cough response [ 66].

Participants were ineligible if they were currently taking antibiotics, or medications known to cause a cough (e.g., ACE Inhibitors), if they had allergic rhinitis, congestive heart failure, or if they had a current upper respiratory tract infection.

Most often it causes a cough productive of purulent and blood-tinged sputum (pseudotuberculosis).

In most cases, the disease strikes the lungs, causing a cough that can spread the bacteria that cause the disease.

Chronic bronchitis is an inflammatory condition of the airways that causes a cough that brings up sputum (a mixture of saliva and mucus).

Propping up your pillows not only curbs the effects of nasal drainage that might be causing a cough, but it can also stop acid from coming back up into your throat and irritating it if you have acid reflux.

It usually causes a cough and fever, and is spread through the air from an infectious person to others, although a long period of close contact -- many hours or days -- is generally required for transmission.