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What causes an obstruction in a persons's airway?

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an object can become lodged in it (as is the case in choking). or an allergic reaction called anaphylaxis can occur to a variety of substances (legal or illegal drugs, foods, dyes, plants, etc.) and the person's airway becomes inflammed, swelling to the point that air cannot pass through and the person's airway is then obstructed.

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