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Re: Sleeping and swallowing


Posted by Sydney on October 20, 1997 at 09:50:24:

In Reply to: Sleeping and swallowing posted by will on October 15, 1997 at 10:08:30:


I believe that swallowing does occur during sleep but at a much lower frequency than during wakefulness. Try to find a copy of Orem and Barnes text : Physiology of Sleep . It is out of print. Coughing ( fyi ) does require wakefulness.
hope this is helpful.


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