Table 2

Frequency of use of cough descriptors for each cough sound (maximum score of 53 for each cough for each descriptor, if chosen by all subjects).
No.
 Dry
 Brassy
 Rattling
 Loose
 Productive
 Moist
 Bovine
 Hoarse
 Wheezy
 Barking
1
 50
 4
 1
 0
 0
 3
 0
 12
 11
 5
2
 1
 2
 23
 12
 31
 21
 3
 6
 17
 6
3
 29
 7
 9
 5
 1
 10
 0
 9
 24
 2
4
 41
 10
 2
 1
 0
 2
 3
 6
 4
 6
5
 45
 3
 1
 1
 0
 2
 0
 12
 17
 6
6
 22
 6
 4
 1
 3
 1
 8
 18
 26
 30
7
 26
 5
 3
 8
 10
 5
 7
 5
 13
 11
8
 0
 0
 23
 37
 47
 30
 0
 2
 8
 0
9
 8
 5
 23
 19
 22
 11
 4
 12
 27
 5
Totals
 222
 42
 89
 84
 114
 85
 25
 82
 147
 71

Smith et al. Cough 2006 2:1   doi:10.1186/1745-9974-2-1