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A short Chemical Sensitivity Scale for assessment of airway sensory hyperreactivitySteven Nordin
Department of Psychology, Umea University, 901 87, Umea, Sweden
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 77:249-54. 2004....
Rhinitis as a part of sensory hyperreactivity characterized by increased capsaicin cough sensitivityEva Millqvist
Department of Respiratory, Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Medicine and Allergy, , , Sweden
Clin Allergy Immunol 19:401-10. 2007
Inhalation of menthol reduces capsaicin cough sensitivity and influences inspiratory flows in chronic coughEva Millqvist
Department of Internal Medicine Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Respir Med 107:433-8. 2013..This study aimed to assess whether pre-inhalation of dissolved, nebulised menthol could increase capsaicin cough thresholds and influence spirometric values...
The airway sensory hyperreactivity syndromeEva Millqvist
Department of Internal Medicine Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Bruna stråket 11 B, SE 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 24:263-6. 2011..SHR affects more than 6% of the adult population in Sweden. It is a longstanding condition, and is clearly associated with significant social and psychological impacts...
Inhaled ethanol potentiates the cough response to capsaicin in patients with airway sensory hyperreactivityEva Millqvist
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Asthma and Allergy Research Group, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, S 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 21:794-7. 2008..In scented products, the combination of ethanol as a solvent and perfume may augment an airway reaction in sensitive individuals...
Mechanisms of increased airway sensitivity to occupational chemicals and odorsEva Millqvist
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 8:135-9. 2008..This article reviews current findings and opinions regarding mechanisms of increased airway sensitivity to occupational chemicals and odors...
Role of the upper airways in patients with chronic coughEva Millqvist
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 6:7-11. 2006..Chronic cough can be caused by a number of factors, including infections, rhinosinusitis, asthma and environmental stimuli. This paper reviews recent findings and opinions regarding the role played by the upper airways in chronic cough...
Changes in levels of nerve growth factor in nasal secretions after capsaicin inhalation in patients with airway symptoms from scents and chemicalsEva Millqvist
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Environ Health Perspect 113:849-52. 2005..The findings demonstrate that, in patients with airway symptoms induced by scents and chemicals, SHR is real and measurable, demonstrating a pathophysiology in the airways of these patients compared to healthy subjects...
Capsaicin cough sensitivity is decreased in smokersE Millqvist
Department of Allergy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Respir Med 95:19-21. 2001..Clinically, this may serve to explain increasing airway symptoms that are often seen after cessation of smoking...
Relationship of airway symptoms from chemicals to capsaicin cough sensitivity in atopic subjectsE Millqvist
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Clin Exp Allergy 34:619-23. 2004..Such symptoms in non-allergic patients have previously been shown to be related to increased sensory nerve reactivity, which is expressed as increased cough sensitivity to inhaled capsaicin...
Inhalation method determines outcome of capsaicin inhalation in patients with chronic cough due to sensory hyperreactivityEwa Ternesten-Hasséus
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Sweden
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 19:172-8. 2006....
Sensitivity to methacholine and capsaicin in patients with unclear respiratory symptomsE Ternesten-Hasséus
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Allergy 57:501-7. 2002..Our aim was to study airway sensitivity to inhaled capsaicin and the occurrence of airway symptoms induced by strong scents in patients who underwent a bronchial methacholine test, primarily because of suspected asthma...
Dyspnea from exercise in cold air is not always asthmaEwa Ternesten-Hasséus
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
J Asthma 45:705-9. 2008..The diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma should be questioned when the patient has no signs of bronchoconstriction...
Relationship between self-reported odor intolerance and sensitivity to inhaled capsaicin: proposed definition of airway sensory hyperreactivity and estimation of its prevalenceAke Johansson
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Central Hospital, , Sweden
Chest 129:1623-8. 2006..3% in this general population. CONCLUSIONS: A high CSS-SHR score was found to be directly related to the sensitivity for inhaled capsaicin, which made it possible to relate subjective data to objective findings...
Capsaicin cough sensitivity in allergic asthmatic patients increases during the birch pollen seasonDan Weinfeld
Allergy Centre, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 89:419-24. 2002..This finding suggests that allergic inflammation in the lower and/or upper airways may trigger neurogenic mechanisms of significant clinical importance...
Quality of life and capsaicin sensitivity in patients with airway symptoms induced by chemicals and scents: a longitudinal studyEwa Ternesten-Hasséus
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Environ Health Perspect 115:425-9. 2007..We also wished to determine and compare repeatability of the cough response to capsaicin inhalation, and to evaluate the patients' airway sensory reactivity in a long-term perspective...
Increased capsaicin cough sensitivity in patients with multiple chemical sensitivityEwa Ternesten-Hasséus
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Sweden
J Occup Environ Med 44:1012-7. 2002..We conclude that airway sensory reactivity is increased in patients with MCS, a finding which suggests that neurogenic factors may be of importance in this condition...
Prevalence of upper and lower airway symptoms: the Skövde population-based studyAnders Akerlund
AstraZeneca, Lund, Sweden
Acta Otolaryngol 126:483-8. 2006..Smoking was most common among females and related to nasal blockage, cough and asthma, but not to nasal secretions. Significant relationships between the upper and lower airways were found...
Chemosensory perception and event-related potentials in self-reported chemical hypersensitivitySteven Nordin
Department of Psychology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
Int J Psychophysiol 55:243-55. 2005....
