Preliminary Evidence of Reduced Urge to Cough and Cough Response in Four Individuals following Remote Traumatic Brain Injury with Tracheostomy

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Capsaicin concentration (<i>μ</i>M)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Percentage</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">HC</td><td class="align_center">TBI</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0</td><td class="align_center">3.13</td><td class="align_center">0.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">50</td><td class="align_center">71.88</td><td class="align_center">0.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">100</td><td class="align_center">12.50</td><td class="align_center">25.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">200</td><td class="align_center">9.38</td><td class="align_center">75.00</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Percentage of HC and TBI participants producing a two-cough threshold response (C2) at various concentrations of capsaicin in solution.

Canadian Respiratory Journal

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Table 4: Preliminary Evidence of Reduced Urge to Cough and Cough Response in Four Individuals following Remote Traumatic Brain Injury with Tracheostomy 

Table 4 | Preliminary Evidence of Reduced Urge to Cough and Cough Response in Four Individuals following Remote Traumatic Brain Injury with Tracheostomy 