Bagpipes probable cause of Cork teen's four-year cough

Playing the bagpipes has been identified as a probable cause of a young teenager requiring treatment at a hospital in Cork for progressive coughing and wheezing over a four-year period. Stock image

Playing the bagpipes has been identified as a probable cause of a young teenager requiring treatment at a hospital in Cork for progressive coughing and wheezing over a four-year period.

A new medical paper claims there was a strong likelihood that protracted bacterial bronchitis suffered by the 15-year-old champion bagpipe player was related to the playing of her favourite musical instrument.