# The larynx drop and its role in speech / choking risk

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 6, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-larynx-drop-and-its-role-in-speech-choking-risk/969175 "2022-08-06T05:09:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-larynx-drop-and-its-role-in-speech-choking-risk/969175/21 "2023-01-08T22:35:35Z")

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I started a new topic on Parkinson’s, speech therapy, and swallowing. [Parkinson's, speech therapy, and swallowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parkinsons-speech-therapy-and-swallowing/977895)

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