[Obscure coughing and the feeling of suffocation during sleep. Long-term nocturnal acoustic recording].
A 58-year old male presented with a 6-week history of increasing nocturnal cough, dyspnea and awakening. Physical examination, chest auscultation and lung function in the daytime did not show any pathological findings. Only nocturnal long-term recording of respiratory sounds was helpful: In- and expiratory wheezing, as the acoustic manifestation of airway obstruction, was found throughout the night. As the cause for nocturnal cough and distinct airway obstruction, a pansinusitis with postnasal drip syndrome was diagnosed.
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Klinik für Innere Medizin, SP Pneumologie, Intensiv- und Schlafmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg, Standort Marburg, Baldingerstrasse 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany. koehleru@mailer.uni-marburg.de
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D001314:Auscultation / Q000379:methods*; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome