When I cough, I gag.?!


Question: When I cough, I gag..?
Recently when I get an itchy or dry throat I cough, and when I cough I also gag, one time I even threw-up. I'm 25 years old and this never happened before, what could be causing this.? Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Hey the same with me!
And when I laugh too much or hiccup.

Somehow it's triggering of the glasopharangeal nerve (gag reflex) at the back of the throat. Maybe because we tense up when we cough.?Health Question & Answer



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