I experience a strong urge to swallow during apnea. I feel as if it is triggered by the feeling of fullness in the back of my throat, which during non-apneic conditions I associate with the presence of mucous from the sinuses collecting in that area. I have a really hard time @ the dentist. I also find that even during dry statics, listening to the impulse to swallow significantly impairs my apnea performance. Underwater it is downright uncomfortable, because of irrational fear of aspiration. And at depth such that the lungs are unaccesible, one must be in the midst of a constant swallow, such that swallowing additionally would require reopening the lungs, which I imagine would be REALLY BAD. Nonetheless, when @ depths sufficient to require closing off the lungs to maintain a mouthfill, I get the urge to swallow. It is really holding me back.
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