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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Why did I awaken unable to speak?
« on: 21/04/2024 22:19:52 »
You might have aspirated (inhaled) a small amount of the regurgitated material. This is acidic and tends to be very irritant to the airways, particularly the upper airway and vocal folds; stimulation of the nerve supplying the vocal cords provokes a profound cough stimulus; the body interprets the irritation as an inhaled foreign body and the coughing is intended to expel it.
When this is happening, it often causes vocal cord spasm, making the voice weak, reedy or "thin" until the attack settles.
I suspect this is what happened.
When this is happening, it often causes vocal cord spasm, making the voice weak, reedy or "thin" until the attack settles.
I suspect this is what happened.