Elderly choking cough may be due to eating faster, cerebrovascular disease, etc., need to be taken according to the cause, such as the Heimlich maneuver, medication, etc., the serious need to seek emergency medical attention. 1. Eating faster: such as the elderly in the eating process, due to eating faster, and accidentally choking on food, should take timely measures, such as gently patting its back, to promote choking objects out, such as the symptoms are difficult to alleviate the need for timely use of the Heimlich maneuver, both hands around the old man, one hand clenches a fist, put in the umbilicus on the 2-finger, the upward impact of the abdomen, to promote the food spit out. 2. Cerebrovascular disease: such as the sequelae of stroke, can make the elderly pharyngeal reflex retardation, resulting in swallowing function is not coordinated and easy to occur choking, it is recommended that timely to the hospital to do the relevant examinations, for primary diseases to take appropriate treatment, while actively giving rehabilitation exercise. Elderly people choking for a variety of reasons, such as choking cough need to be rescued in time, the serious need to contact the hospital in a timely manner, with the physician for active rescue, such as the use of negative pressure suction device. In daily life, the elderly should pay attention to eating food should not be too hard, eating speed should not be too fast, the amount of food at a time should not be too much, while avoiding large emotional fluctuations.