The next conscious response is to hold one’s breath, but this lasts for no more than about a minute.16 When the inspiratory drive is too high to resist, some amount of water is aspirated into the airways, and coughing occurs as a reflex response
The next conscious response is to hold one’s breath, but this lasts for no more than about a minute.16 When the inspiratory drive is too high to resist, some amount of water is aspirated into the airways, and coughing occurs as a reflex response