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What happens if whenever drinking or eating you start coughing?
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Dysphagia: Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing as evidenced by coughing upon drinking or eating suggests an inability to protect your airway. This needs to be evaluated to uncover cause in order to offer you appropriate treatment. Start w/your family doc who can then make referrals as appropriate. Take care of this as soon as possible to minimize your risk for aspiration pneumonia: food ; drink down windpipe.
Answered 12/22/2019
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