Question: Why do people cough?

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  1. I’m pretty sure this is generally to clear out mucous/other stuff that accumulates or irritates your throat.

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  2. we cough to clear out our airways from stuff that should not be there

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  3. To do with clearing the major airways, as Mark and Matthew have both said. The explosive burst of air is designed to dislodge and expel irritants, mucus, foreign bodies and bacteria that have found their way into those passages.

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  4. Matthew, Mark and James have summed this one up nicely! 🙂

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