Why does coughing hard hurt your throat so much if it’s just air coming out?
In: Biology
A cough involves forceful opening and closing of the glottis (the space between the vocal folds). Slamming the vocal folds together is what causes the majority of the trauma. Same reason that screaming causes damage even though that’s also just air. Also the air in a cough can be moving up to 100mph. Air can still cause friction.
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