Why shouldn’t you drink water while choking but you can drink water when you have a blocked airway?
How does one supposed to know whether they’re choking or just have a blocked airway.
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Je'sean
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I'm not sure in what context this is Je'sean, so forgive me if i misunderstand, but choking wouldn't necessarily block the airway, and so allowing water into the lungs, where as a blocked airway cannot let water into the lungs, but if you can't breathe I'm sure drinking wouldn't be advised. The epiglottis is the flap of tissue located just above the windpipe (trachea) that directs the flow of air and food in the throat. When we breathe, the epiglottis moves to allow air into the lungs. When we eat, the epiglottis covers the top of the windpipe, so that food goes into the swallowing tube (esophagus), and not into the lungs.
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