There is usually no optimal treatment for cough variant asthma. General treatment is available, as well as short-acting medications for patients with acute attacks and long-acting medications for patients with chronic disease.
1. General treatment: Cough variant asthma patients should pay attention to avoid contact with allergens, such as animal fur and plant pollen, etc., to prevent irritation of the airway area, aggravating the condition.
2. Pharmacological treatment: When cough variant asthma has an acute attack, short-acting β2 agonists such as salbutamol and terbutaline can be applied, intravenous glucocorticosteroids such as methylprednisolone, theophyllines such as aminophylline, and short-acting anticholinergic drug ipratropium bromide can be used, and mechanical ventilation can be given when the result is not good.
Inhaled glucocorticosteroids such as budesonide, long-acting β2 agonists such as salmeterol and formoterol, long-acting anticholinergic drugs such as tiotropium bromide, leukotriene modulators such as montelukast sodium, and small-dose theophyllines can be applied during the chronic remission period.
Cough variant asthma patients should be careful to follow the doctor’s instructions, not to change the dosage, but also to go to the hospital regularly, timely adjustment of treatment measures.