What is the reason for coughing when drinking water?

Coughing and choking is a very common phenomenon in normal times. Most people have experienced coughing and choking. In fact, simply speaking, coughing and choking means that it is easy to choke when eating or drinking water. Coughing and choking seem to have no harm to human health, but they can cause irritation to the digestive tract. However, if you cough and choke when drinking water, it is best to take it seriously and actively go to the hospital for examination and treatment. Never use medicine blindly. The following are the reasons for coughing when drinking water.

What is the reason for coughing when drinking water?

Coughing when drinking water is mainly caused by water entering the trachea, and the nerves that affect swallowing are mainly the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the glossopharyngeal nerve. If both are compressed or have neuropathy, it is easy to choke and cough when drinking water. If there are local polyps, tumors or other tumors, they will compress the nerves and cause this situation. Other inflammatory factors that stimulate the nerves can also cause this condition. Once the severity is under control, the condition will subside or disappear. In addition, intracranial neurological diseases can also cause coughing when drinking water.

Choking cough is caused by the decreased sensitivity of the laryngopharynx due to certain reasons, such as paralysis, which makes it slow to react. Often, something enters the trachea when swallowing, causing coughing.

Frequent choking and coughing, and foreign objects entering the trachea can cause lung infection. It is recommended to see a laryngologist to rule out laryngeal causes and consider whether there is a lung infection. It doesn’t mean that only lung cancer can cause choking and coughing. It may also be caused by other reasons. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself before finding the cause. Keeping a normal mind will also help with diagnosis and treatment.

Choking cough is caused by the decreased sensitivity of the laryngopharynx due to certain reasons, such as paralysis, which makes it slow to react. Often, something enters the trachea when swallowing, causing coughing. If you choke and cough frequently, foreign objects entering your trachea may cause lung infection. Coughing due to choking and breath reversal. Foreign matter (irritating gas, water, food, etc.) enters the trachea, causing coughing and sudden expulsion. Possible causes of choking and coughing: central nervous system and cranial nerve diseases (such as acute poliomyelitis, diphtheria neuritis, multiple cerebral neuritis, encephalitis, brainstem encephalitis, etc.), Parkinson's disease, also known as tremor paralysis, myasthenia gravis, and esophageal foreign bodies.

The throat is rich in nerve distribution. When stimulated by foreign objects such as water that accidentally enter the throat, a defensive radioactive cough will be produced, forcing the foreign objects out and protecting the lower respiratory tract. When people eat and swallow, the epiglottis covers the throat. At this time, if you are about to speak, you will inhale, and the food is in the laryngopharynx, which can easily enter the trachea with the air and cause severe choking. Choking or itchy throat is more dangerous for children than for adults.

Things to note when patients with dysphagia drink water: Do not use a straw, because drinking water with a straw requires more complex oral functions. If drinking from a cup, the cup should be kept at least half full because the patient's head needs to be lowered to drink when the water is too low, which increases the risk of aspiration. Give the patient a semi-sitting position, at 30-60 degrees. If the patient cannot sit for a long time, give the patient a lying position on the healthy side.