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By Lynne Cory

What if I was speaking with a person and every time I tried to talk my throat became itchy and I coughed?  What if the other person had something important to say but were having a hard time voicing it and once I became quiet, they were able to speak?  What if once they spoke, my throat irritation disappeared?