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<p>Cough is a common complaint that often necessitates a visit to a primary care provider,<sup>1</sup> but tpically resolves spontaneously within a few weeks. Chronic cough, which is a cough that has lasted for more than 8 weeks, is a more difficult condition to manage and satisfactory control is not achieved in a substantial number of patients.<sup>2</sup> It has been suggested that many cases of chronic cough may share a common mechanism: that of a hypersensitive cough response.<sup>3</sup> This has led to the definition of a new disease entity: cough hypersensitivity syndrome (CHS).<sup>4–6</sup> In an expert interview, Professor Kian Fan Chung of the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College and the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK, discusses CHS and the recent advances in our understanding of this condition that is leading to the development of novel treatment approaches.</p>