- Bethan Galliers, aged 56, has been living with a chronic refractory cough for over a decade.
- A chronic cough is defined as persistent, lasting for eight weeks or more, and affects more women than men.
- Researchers are studying chronic cough to improve understanding and awareness of the condition.
- Treatments for chronic cough include morphine tablets and a new drug called gefapixant.
- Bethan’s condition improved after being started on slow-release morphine tablets and diagnosed with inducible laryngeal obstruction.
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