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Choking/coughing while eating or drinking Symptom Report
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A cough is a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, usually produced to keep the airways of the lungs free of foreign matter; choking is an interruption of respiration by obstruction or compression.
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What we've learned
Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For Choking/coughing while eating or drinking
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding Tube | 8 | 6% |  |
| PEG-Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy | 8 | 6% | |
| Thick-It | 2 | 1% | |
| VitalStim Therapy | 2 | 1% | |
| Glycopyrrolate | 1 | 1% | |
| Metoclopramide | 1 | 1% | |
| Suction Machine | 1 | 1% | |