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Why do children have more laryngospasm than adults?
Dr. Thomas Hansbrough
, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Answered Jun. 10, 2012
41 years experience in ENT - Head & Neck Surgery
They aspirate easier.
Children
aspirate easier, because they eat too fast, or swallow bites of food that are too large, or they eat foods that are not appropriate for there age and/or dentition.
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