The next time you eat or drink – be careful!
Take your time with that coffee or toast. If it goes down the wrong hatch, it’s more than annoying – it’s dangerous. Aspirating food or liquids can actually cause pneumonia if it gets inhaled into the lungs. Popcorn and peanuts are popular triggers – because we toss them towards the back of our mouth. Here are some other eating hazards to avoid:
• Eating too fast
• Talking while eating
• Eating while reclined
If you’re using a straw – put it towards one side of your mouth to avoid that jet stream of liquid to the back of the throat.
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