Stephanie Misono, associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, and Jürgen Konczak, director of the Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory and professor in the School of Kinesiology, received a $50,000 award through the 2020 Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS) Pilot Funding Program. 

Their project, “Vibrotactile stimulation of the larynx to treat unexplained chronic cough,” seeks to apply the laryngeal stimulation technology originally developed in the lab for treating people with dystonia to a new clinical population – people who suffer from chronic cough. Currently, this patient group lacks any meaningful treatment. The project received state two funding from CTRS. The next stages of their work will include the implementation and completion of a prospective pilot clinical trial.