Forgot to add that our son was once referred to an ENT due to irritation and inflammation in his throat that made him feel the need to clear it or cough all the time. Turns out that it was irritated from so much throat clearing-a vicious cycle. ENT doc told him that whenever he felt the urge to clear his throat or cough to drink water instead. His last words to us were “water bottle, water bottle, water bottle. Never go anywhere without it.”
Only cost us over $600 for that advice. It worked.
Wow really!!
Well, if my math is correct, that was $200 for each time he said "water bottle". You're probably lucky that doctor wasn't this guy, and that he wasn't endlessly repeating "water bottle" like a "broken record". (Remember records?)
"World's Fastest Talking Man"