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How To Treat Coughing Like Spasm?
Last night i had a (size of an ink pen tip) piece of cracker and took a breath started coughing like spasms (I have other health issues also...asthma cpo polythemia vera....and I stood up...next thing I remember is I could hear but not see my daughter yelling and my husband repeating my name real loud. I did not pass out and fall down but i wobbled into the couch. it was like i passed out standing up. i woke up asking what...what's wrong......not remembering everything. it was very very scary. i had coughing spasms before but nothing like this....
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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It is possible that the piece of cracker went into the respiratory tract and not the gastrointestinal tract. This would have provoked your coughing response.
Intense coughing can cause vasovagal response which would cause presyncope (feeling as though going to faint and some symptoms) and , in some persons, syncope (fainting).
I hope this helps
It is possible that the piece of cracker went into the respiratory tract and not the gastrointestinal tract. This would have provoked your coughing response.
Intense coughing can cause vasovagal response which would cause presyncope (feeling as though going to faint and some symptoms) and , in some persons, syncope (fainting).
I hope this helps
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