I hate this too. The rational part of my brain can generally persuade me to believe that the person does not want to be coughing or sneezing or sniffling, and e

I hate this too. The rational part of my brain can generally persuade me to believe that the person does not want to be coughing or sneezing or sniffling, and even though it's still distracting, I can forgive them for it and empathize. I'll even start to feel guilty for being annoyed in the first place. But all of that goes out the window when someone has developed a habit of obnoxiously and unnecessarily extending their involuntary sounds by activating their vocal chords. It's completely unforgivable to me.