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Arnold nerve cough syndrome

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


The auricular branch of the vagus nerve was nicknamed “Arnold’s nerve” after he described the reflex of coughing when the ear is stimulated.


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