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Morning Coughers!

Have you ever wonderedā¦
Why exactly do we⦠cough???

Jeez man, you alright?

So imagine youāre our friend Durd here.
And youāve just swallowed something you probably shouldn't haveā¦

This could be pollen, dust, smoke, whateverā¦
The nerves in your throat detect this strange object and send a quick email to the brain to let him know.


Your brain sees this and is like:

Not good.
So it kick starts the⦠cough reflex!

First, your vocal cords open up SUUUUPER wide, allowing a lot more air to be SUCKED into the lungs.

Then there's this little thing called the epiglottis:

Which closes over the windpipe, effectively shutting off the flow of air.

But then⦠the rib and abdominal muscles CONTRACT!

So the pressure builds upā¦

And UP.

And UP!!!

Until finally the epiglottis opensā¦

And ALLLL the air comes bursting out!
Taking any foreign particles with itā¦

Ughhhā¦. nice.
Stay Cute,
Reece, Henry & Dylan š
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