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Sorry about this response taking so long..I have been away from my system. If you are still out there I would like to try to answer this question. If your father is receiving tube feedings is he receiving them through the nose or stomach? If through the stomach you should be extremely careful that he never lay below 45 degrees. If he does go below this, he could be aspirating "choking" on the feedings..as for throwing up that could be a form of reflux which also occurs if the patient does stay at 45 degrees. Hope this helps. shannon At 09:16 AM 8/26/97 -0400, Marcia Hutcheson wrote: >I was wondering if anyone experiences a deep cough like my dad does >periodically throughout the day. We tell him he sounds like a dinosaur. >He is on a peg tube for feeding, so he isn't choking on food. My mother >said that during the night, last night, he coughed so much that he vomited. >This has never happened before. This was followed by hiccups that lasted >for a long time. Any thoughts would be welcome. >marcia dad 80/10. > >