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I want to ask, my son always cough while drinking water, it means some amount of water enters wrong pipe, so is it good to distract during coughing when he is drinking water, or let him clear his airway through coughing? Hope all doctors understand Wht I want to ask!
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Yes, don't distract him...coughing reflex helps to prevent water from entering into wind pipe. Also ask him to drink slowly and carefully.
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