Why does the body bring tears to your eyes when choking? What is the practical purpose?
In: Biology
Being choked causes you to cough reflexively. When you cough there’s more pressure behind your eyes. So the tears coating your eyes that would normally drain away are pushed forwards, causing them to gather into tear drops and fall. It’s the same as why you might tear up when vomiting. The pressure behind your eyes causes the tear drops to form and then drip down.
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