When you have a bad cough, how does your body stop itself from coughing when you’re sleeping?

Question

When you have a bad cough, how does your body stop itself from coughing when you’re sleeping?

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Answer 1

My experience with covid taught me that you most definitely cough when sleeping. At its worst I couldn’t sleep longer than 10-20 minutes without waking up violently coughing.