Sound recordings (audio) of whooping cough

Three different children and an adult.

Sound of a child with whooping cough in which there is much loud whooping
Sound of a child with whooping cough with a small amount of whooping
Sound of a child with whooping cough with no whooping
Adult with severe whooping cough spasm. Take care listening if you are feeling delicate!

What is the difference between what you hear in the above recordings and any other cough?

The answer is that there is NO INTAKE OF BREATH after a few coughs. With most other coughs there is an intake of air after about three coughs.

Perhaps you need to look at the treatment page.

You may find the symptoms page useful too.  ALL the different symptoms are described there.

You can get the whooping cough Overview on the Home page

You are also likely to find the self diagnosis page helpful. 

Also the various Blogs listed below in which I try to help people get diagnosed.

This page has been reviewed and updated on 3 May 2023