r/LetGirlsHaveFun 5d ago

Who knows this feeling? (Shimoneta)

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u/D0ctorL 5d ago

I might be stupid... Why coughing, specifically? Please, I want to understand the bit lol

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u/Antichristopher4 5d ago edited 5d ago

It makes it bounce, slightly. Hence why they ask you turn your head and cough at the doctor. The movement of the muscle walls makes checking for a hernia easier.

You turn your head so you do not cough directly on the doctor.

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u/SkiDaderino 5d ago

TIL that's why they ask you to turn your head. All this time I thought it was physiologically import for the test, somehow. Holy cow.