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What can cause sudden random coughing?
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Allergy: Patients who experience sudden random coughing often are responding to something that they are allergic to or to an irritant that triggers cough varient asthma symptoms. It may be worth seeing an allergist to try to figure out the cause.
Answered 2/2/2013
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