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if doctors can't help with getting mucus out of my throat, what can I do?
netty-pot, and gargle warm (the highest temp you can tolerate) salt water, boiled ginger tea. check your homes air filter too, and you might want to get it checked out for mold if this is a long term situation.
I freaked out 20 years ago when this happen to me, I used to dig out the gross flim of mucux in the back of my throat, it was gross!! THANK GOD it does not happen any more.
I found mine was caused from allergies, BUT I didnt know what I was allergic to! Spring time, outside seasonal allergies are hell!! Winter, the house is locked up and so some people get allergies from being cooped up in a stuffy house or work place! If you have central air make sure your filter is new or clean and turn the central air fan on to let the house air circulate. Try to open a window for a bit too in the winter time.. either way taking some kind of allery med like claritan or generic claritan like walmart or walgreen carries its same ingredents and much cheaper.
My biggest find when it gets really bad the GREEN BOX of Musunex is amazing, its 12 hour relief.. and has saved me from getting sinus infections many many times when my allergies got out of control..!! GOOD LUCK ALL
I found mine was caused from allergies, BUT I didnt know what I was allergic to! Spring time, outside seasonal allergies are hell!! Winter, the house is locked up and so some people get allergies from being cooped up in a stuffy house or work place! If you have central air make sure your filter is new or clean and turn the central air fan on to let the house air circulate. Try to open a window for a bit too in the winter time.. either way taking some kind of allery med like claritan or generic claritan like walmart or walgreen carries its same ingredents and much cheaper.
My biggest find when it gets really bad the GREEN BOX of Musunex is amazing, its 12 hour relief.. and has saved me from getting sinus infections many many times when my allergies got out of control..!! GOOD LUCK ALL
I neither Smoke nor drink. As to suctioning out the mucus it would be great. Understand tho that the mucus has a purpose. In the sinuses it acts as part of the filtration system of the air we breath. In the throat it is to act as a lubricant. Obviously, with some of us it does not work too well in that way.
I have even heard that we produce as much as a quart of mucus each day. What a concept. If you need to cough out this mucus, and dont want to try the above treatment ( which I have to tell you is the best I have found in 10+years)Chocolate. I started using the kirkland weight loss shakes some time ago and found an added benefit. Chocolate tends to coat the mucus clumps and prevent them from sticking, thus allowing me to expell them. Simple chocolate bars have a similar effect, but at a much higher calorie price per capita.
I am also certain you have found that water is almost completely useless for clearing the throat, try diet sodas. I think the artificial sweeteners do a similar (tho not as effective) function.
I hope you finsd this of help, but Again I will recommend the above treatment. The oils are relatively easy to find online or at a nearby either health food store or natural food store. I have also found them at "different" shops such as the dragon marche in Riverside, CA ( they also have a web site) but the extracts and the facial sauna are truly the relief you need.
I have even heard that we produce as much as a quart of mucus each day. What a concept. If you need to cough out this mucus, and dont want to try the above treatment ( which I have to tell you is the best I have found in 10+years)Chocolate. I started using the kirkland weight loss shakes some time ago and found an added benefit. Chocolate tends to coat the mucus clumps and prevent them from sticking, thus allowing me to expell them. Simple chocolate bars have a similar effect, but at a much higher calorie price per capita.
I am also certain you have found that water is almost completely useless for clearing the throat, try diet sodas. I think the artificial sweeteners do a similar (tho not as effective) function.
I hope you finsd this of help, but Again I will recommend the above treatment. The oils are relatively easy to find online or at a nearby either health food store or natural food store. I have also found them at "different" shops such as the dragon marche in Riverside, CA ( they also have a web site) but the extracts and the facial sauna are truly the relief you need.
I don't have this problem as bad as you people, however I do have flem in my throat most all day. I had surgery for an unrelated thing and remember, what I believe, having my breathing tube pulled and then having the back of my through suctioned. I vaguely remember having them suction out even more flem and everything felt great.
I was probably not fully under and they did this during surgery(?) but either way this would be a wonderful thing to have, some way to suction the flem out from the back of the throat. As it is I can not swallow it and it's very rare I'm able to loosen it enough to spit it out. hence the want of a suctioning tool.
I was probably not fully under and they did this during surgery(?) but either way this would be a wonderful thing to have, some way to suction the flem out from the back of the throat. As it is I can not swallow it and it's very rare I'm able to loosen it enough to spit it out. hence the want of a suctioning tool.
have had this same problem for about 10 years as well. To the point of wishing i could simply die. I progressed to the point of not sleeping for more then 5-10 minutes ever becasue of the choking. I saw the docs and they all said "I can't help you"
I found an add on the internet that was for treatment of Post Nasad Drip and bought the product -- It was 3 essential Oils. I paid $90 and had to wait for them to arrive and later found I could buy the products online or locally for much less. What you need is (Cinnimin Spelling) leaf extract, Clove extract, and Thyme extract) and what is called a facial sauna ( one is called a head and chest breath steam at walgreens). You place a drop or 2 of each in the measured amount of water and allow the device to heat up to produce steam. You then breath this steam in for about 2-3 minutes.
Understand this process will tell you if you are using enough or not or too much. Just breath normall inot your nose. If you cannot breath thru your nose breath thru your mouth eventually your nose will clear after a few days.
Do this treatment every couple hours for the first 2 days then once a day for the next week, then once a week after that.
It was magic for me, after all that choking and hacking to try to clear my throat and lack of sleep, sfter the first day, I slept peacfully for 8 hours. I had not done that in over 5 years. This was a godsend. I hope this helps you as well.
I found an add on the internet that was for treatment of Post Nasad Drip and bought the product -- It was 3 essential Oils. I paid $90 and had to wait for them to arrive and later found I could buy the products online or locally for much less. What you need is (Cinnimin Spelling) leaf extract, Clove extract, and Thyme extract) and what is called a facial sauna ( one is called a head and chest breath steam at walgreens). You place a drop or 2 of each in the measured amount of water and allow the device to heat up to produce steam. You then breath this steam in for about 2-3 minutes.
Understand this process will tell you if you are using enough or not or too much. Just breath normall inot your nose. If you cannot breath thru your nose breath thru your mouth eventually your nose will clear after a few days.
Do this treatment every couple hours for the first 2 days then once a day for the next week, then once a week after that.
It was magic for me, after all that choking and hacking to try to clear my throat and lack of sleep, sfter the first day, I slept peacfully for 8 hours. I had not done that in over 5 years. This was a godsend. I hope this helps you as well.
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