Question

6.3 Why do we sometimes cough when we talk while eating?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Its advised to avoid talking while eating because doing so could cause food to enter the windpipe rather than the food pipe. The windpipe might become open while we talk, allowing food to enter.

Explanation:

Its advised to avoid talking while eating because doing so could cause food to enter the windpipe rather than the food pipe. The windpipe might become open while we talk, allowing food to enter.

Actually we talk while eating , our larynx contains glottis which is covered or lid by the epiglottis which prevent entry of food into the wind pipe .

when we talk while eating glottis became unlid by the epiglottis and food may enter into the wind pipe which interrupt in breathing and cause cough so the food which get stuck into the wind pipe get remove .

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)

Reflux of the laryngopharynx (LPR)

During and after meals, LPR can cause you to cough. When speaking, laughing, or waking up, you might also cough..

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Answer 2

Answer:

when we talk while eating glottis became unlid by the epiglottis and food may enter into the wind pipe which interrupt in breathing and cause cough so the food which get stuck into the wind pipe get remove . During and after meals, LPR can cause you to cough.