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The project entitled "To Study the Impact of Acute and Chronic Cough Associated with Respiratory Tract Infection on Quality of Life in Paediatrics Patients and their Parents" was conducted in the department of paediatrics of a 1000 bedded multispecialty private hospital. The prospective observational study was conducted for a period of 6 months. A total of 100 samples were collected and study was conducted to assess and compare the impact of acute and chronic cough and the QOL of paediatric patients and their parents. A cough specific parent proxy QOL questionnaire was prepared to study and compare the QOL of acute and chronic cough in paediatric patients and their parents. The study population consist of 100 paediatric patients below the age of 14 years have been participated in the study as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Among 100 population, 66 were male patients, and 34 were female patients. The results reveal that male population is more prevalent than female population in acute and chronic cough. Age distribution of the study population was analyzed and found that maximum number of patients (50%) were under the age of 1 to 4 years. Based on the diagnosis LRTI (51%) was observed to be the most prevalent diagnosis. Based on length of stay in the hospital, 53 patients with acute cough and all 12 patients with chronic cough was admitted in the hospital. Based on the cough specific parent proxy QOL questionnaire we have prepared; the results shows that the QOL of chronic cough patients and their parents were more affected than acute cough patients and their parents.