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Episode: 0099 – The ‘Glottal Choke’ Mouth Noise
Description: 0099 – The ‘Glottal Choke’ Mouth NoiseNervous glottal chokeThis is nervous tension at the back of the throat which stops you speaking naturally and you can simply stop mid-way through a word, often on a glottal ‘k-sound’, and it’s almost like a small choke. It’s something I have experienced a few times when presenting on stage, and as I say, have put it down to tension. A sip of water can trigger the ‘swallow reflex’ and ‘reset the throat’, otherwise, a hard swallow. As this kind of situation is probably initially at l...