Both sneezing and coughing are examples of protective reflexes triggered by irritation. sneezing and coughing both involve a disruption in respiration. what is the formal name for the period when respiration is suspended

Before sneezing and or coughing you can experiences a brief moment of apnea. This is when your body pauses before the sneeze or cough and you are without breath. It is hard to control your breath during this moment before you sneeze or cough. This is the only word that is described as a suspension of breath.