Management of gastroesophageal reflux disease-related chronic cough

In patients with chronic cough who are systematically evaluated the cause is one or more of postnasal drip syndrome, cough-variant asthma, or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in 90% (1,2). There have been major advances in the diagnosis and management of GERD in recent years and there is now consensus in the management of many aspects of this very common condition (3-5). The management of patients with cough due to GERD, however, remains …