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

it doesn’t.

For most people eventually the chemicals that cause you to sleep build up to such levels you literally can’t NOT sleep. You still cough, and will likely awaken to a coughing fit.

Many common causes of coughing (pollen allergies, pollution) drop in level at night, relieving symptoms enough to eventually allow normal sleep.