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Throat always having phlegm
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I've been reading a number of posts here, in the archives, about phlegm in the throat.
I have phlegm in the back of my throat all the time. I'm certain this is contributing to my snoring.
One extremely helpful post said that constant phlegm in the throat is comes from congestion that is above or below your throat. If the congestion is in the chest this could be due to asthma. I'm not asthmatic, I don't smoke or live with a smoker, so that's out. The responder also said that postnasal drip is drainage from the nose and sinuses dripping down the back of the throat. I don't believe I have postnasal drip. Typically, my nose is clear and I don't had sinus pain.
During the summer I take allergy medication a few times a week, as necessary, but I haven't needed any allergy meds in about two weeks (thankfully!).
My goal for this post is to find a way to prevent the phlegm from being there. I'd accept a way to remove the phlegm, too.
The only thing that seems to help get rid of it is to not drink anything for a few hours and then take a few small sips of cold water. About a minute later I can hack up the phlegm and get rid of it. This usually works. If I time it right and do this before I go to sleep, my wife and I both (usually) get a decent night's sleep.
Another post had a response where the person said it could be a systemic Candida overgrowth, but I don't have any knowledge about this at all...
Might anyone have any info or advice for me?
Thanks for reading!
Paul
I've been reading a number of posts here, in the archives, about phlegm in the throat.
I have phlegm in the back of my throat all the time. I'm certain this is contributing to my snoring.
One extremely helpful post said that constant phlegm in the throat is comes from congestion that is above or below your throat. If the congestion is in the chest this could be due to asthma. I'm not asthmatic, I don't smoke or live with a smoker, so that's out. The responder also said that postnasal drip is drainage from the nose and sinuses dripping down the back of the throat. I don't believe I have postnasal drip. Typically, my nose is clear and I don't had sinus pain.
During the summer I take allergy medication a few times a week, as necessary, but I haven't needed any allergy meds in about two weeks (thankfully!).
My goal for this post is to find a way to prevent the phlegm from being there. I'd accept a way to remove the phlegm, too.
The only thing that seems to help get rid of it is to not drink anything for a few hours and then take a few small sips of cold water. About a minute later I can hack up the phlegm and get rid of it. This usually works. If I time it right and do this before I go to sleep, my wife and I both (usually) get a decent night's sleep.
Another post had a response where the person said it could be a systemic Candida overgrowth, but I don't have any knowledge about this at all...
Might anyone have any info or advice for me?
Thanks for reading!
Paul
Thanks Raymond. Very good post. And a very good effort on this internet "thingy". Keep it up!
I am already doing the breathing thing. Makes perfect sense. Also, I am going to give NAC a try. I just read a lot about it and it seems to have many good effects beside helping with the phlegm issue.
Cheers,
Victor
I am already doing the breathing thing. Makes perfect sense. Also, I am going to give NAC a try. I just read a lot about it and it seems to have many good effects beside helping with the phlegm issue.
Cheers,
Victor
I am quite sure that the phlegm in my throat is due to bad digestion. Eating fresh foods and excercise are key to good digestion. Also knowing what you are allergic to, i.e. what is throwing off your digestion. I tried the breathing thing and it works already... breathing is good for your metabolism.
First I want to say that I am so impressed that an 81 year-old man is actually using the internet and contributing to those of us seeking advice. I appreciate the advice of my elders who have been there....done that! So - thanks. I am going to try this and see if it helps......I had no idea there were so many people out there experiencing this annoying symptom of constant phlegm in the throat. I've had this for many years and after reading some of these comments think it may be from smoking. I know I don't have allergies and I'm not sick, but smoking makes sense for me.
I changed my diet and after about two weeks things got better. No fried food ,salt, sweets. It was acid reflux that was causeing the problem with the phlem in the throat. Also no cheese or dairy . Just chicken and beef with vegatables . You can have two kinds of nuts for snacks. Chashews and almonds . It's hard at first then you get use to it after about three days . It worked for me hope it works for you. Oh and I did have sea salt and white pepper in moderation .
Hope this helps!
Nospice
Hope this helps!
Nospice
11Dec9
Do you constantly suffer from?
“Phlegm in your Throat?”
My name is, Raymond A. Fricker, I have had this problem for many years, I think it’s a legacy left over from my smoking days which I gave up in 1977.
I don’t mean. When you have a cold or flu, but all the time,
I have good news for you. You can eliminate it
(or at least cut it down to a manageable level).
At first it was a slight nuisance, but for the last couple of years it got worse, so much so, I was thinking of speaking to my doctor or chemist to see if they could recommend something to disperse it.
Every time I started to talk, I had to cough first to clear my throat, I was getting worried that something more sinister was developing.
I was fed-up with this, so I started to give it more serious thought, like, “What can I do about it?”
I thought if I exercise my lungs that might help?.
Well seeing that I am 81yrs old I am not into jogging or marathons, or even long walks, yet I was looking for something on a regular basis, so why not just, “Deep Breathing”. That sounded good, I could do that sat down watching telly.
So I started, not just Deep Breathing, but Deep-Deep,Breathing, As much as I can take in, Hold it for as long as possible to stretch those little “Air Sacs” in my lungs that have been dormant for so long, Then Out, As much as possible, and then some, every last little puff.
Follow this with another big intake, Hold it, then out again.
I do this about four-five times whenever I think about it, a couple of times a day. You can do this when driving your car, ( I don’t recommend doing it in crowded places).
I noticed improvement the very next day, each day after it got better and better, I have been doing the deep-deep breathing for about a month .I can now hold my breath for longer time, probably because of my new-found extra lung capacity.
I still get a small pea-sized nodule occasionally during the day, it is much much better at bed-time too. In the morning when I blow my nose, I get a small, more solid version, just once.
When I feel it there in my throat, I just do a small Huh, or a cough, If it doesn’t come then, I know that if I leave it alone it will work its way up on its own, then the smallest “Huh” will bring it into my mouth where I can dispose of it. I am then free for hours; The phlegm is getting less & less all the time.
So it cost me nothing, My lungs are working more efficiently, it’s got to be better even for people who do not suffer from phlegm problem, I think this should be promoted by the Health Authorities because not everyone is able to physically exercise enough to stretch their lung capacity to its very limit.
The way I see it is that we breathe in 3 different ways. The first being our every-day automatic normal breathing where we only use half of our lung capacity, the other half is our reserve.
The second is when we hurry or do something a little strenuous which quickens our heart to cause us to do more Deep Breathing.
Then there is our third Deep-Deep-Breathing Maximum inhale, then Maximum exhale.
I do not profess to be any sort of medical expert, but to my mind I can see an enormous benefit to this,
Couple of times, “Daily, Deep-Deep Breathing Exercise”
The hardest part of this exercise is,
“Remembering to do it Every Day”
I know that the sole job of the right-side of our Heart is to pump blood across to our lungs to be filtered. The clean blood then comes back to the Left side of our heart for distribution around our body.
Now, to my simple layman’s way of thinking, If our lungs- job is to clean our blood,Our Deep-Deep Breathing exercises stretches our lungs ‘air pockets’, at the same time bringing more of them back into use that have been lying idle for ages,(which could encourage nasties to set-up residence) then that must be very beneficial for the rest of our body, and our general Health.
Cheers,
Raymond
P.S. 1 Month on….. It’s working wonders for me.
Try it for yourself?. It might work wonders for You too.
Do you constantly suffer from?
“Phlegm in your Throat?”
My name is, Raymond A. Fricker, I have had this problem for many years, I think it’s a legacy left over from my smoking days which I gave up in 1977.
I don’t mean. When you have a cold or flu, but all the time,
I have good news for you. You can eliminate it
(or at least cut it down to a manageable level).
At first it was a slight nuisance, but for the last couple of years it got worse, so much so, I was thinking of speaking to my doctor or chemist to see if they could recommend something to disperse it.
Every time I started to talk, I had to cough first to clear my throat, I was getting worried that something more sinister was developing.
I was fed-up with this, so I started to give it more serious thought, like, “What can I do about it?”
I thought if I exercise my lungs that might help?.
Well seeing that I am 81yrs old I am not into jogging or marathons, or even long walks, yet I was looking for something on a regular basis, so why not just, “Deep Breathing”. That sounded good, I could do that sat down watching telly.
So I started, not just Deep Breathing, but Deep-Deep,Breathing, As much as I can take in, Hold it for as long as possible to stretch those little “Air Sacs” in my lungs that have been dormant for so long, Then Out, As much as possible, and then some, every last little puff.
Follow this with another big intake, Hold it, then out again.
I do this about four-five times whenever I think about it, a couple of times a day. You can do this when driving your car, ( I don’t recommend doing it in crowded places).
I noticed improvement the very next day, each day after it got better and better, I have been doing the deep-deep breathing for about a month .I can now hold my breath for longer time, probably because of my new-found extra lung capacity.
I still get a small pea-sized nodule occasionally during the day, it is much much better at bed-time too. In the morning when I blow my nose, I get a small, more solid version, just once.
When I feel it there in my throat, I just do a small Huh, or a cough, If it doesn’t come then, I know that if I leave it alone it will work its way up on its own, then the smallest “Huh” will bring it into my mouth where I can dispose of it. I am then free for hours; The phlegm is getting less & less all the time.
So it cost me nothing, My lungs are working more efficiently, it’s got to be better even for people who do not suffer from phlegm problem, I think this should be promoted by the Health Authorities because not everyone is able to physically exercise enough to stretch their lung capacity to its very limit.
The way I see it is that we breathe in 3 different ways. The first being our every-day automatic normal breathing where we only use half of our lung capacity, the other half is our reserve.
The second is when we hurry or do something a little strenuous which quickens our heart to cause us to do more Deep Breathing.
Then there is our third Deep-Deep-Breathing Maximum inhale, then Maximum exhale.
I do not profess to be any sort of medical expert, but to my mind I can see an enormous benefit to this,
Couple of times, “Daily, Deep-Deep Breathing Exercise”
The hardest part of this exercise is,
“Remembering to do it Every Day”
I know that the sole job of the right-side of our Heart is to pump blood across to our lungs to be filtered. The clean blood then comes back to the Left side of our heart for distribution around our body.
Now, to my simple layman’s way of thinking, If our lungs- job is to clean our blood,Our Deep-Deep Breathing exercises stretches our lungs ‘air pockets’, at the same time bringing more of them back into use that have been lying idle for ages,(which could encourage nasties to set-up residence) then that must be very beneficial for the rest of our body, and our general Health.
Cheers,
Raymond
P.S. 1 Month on….. It’s working wonders for me.
Try it for yourself?. It might work wonders for You too.
I have the same issue, phlem in my throat and lungs. Doctors just give me Prevacid or Tagamet but they don't work for my lung phlem. I found that NAC (N-Acetyl-Cysteine), an over the counter supplement in the US works even better than Mucinex (no hangover effect). I've been taking one pill a day for over a year with no issues at all and the phlem is gone in my lungs and throat. I ran out about a week ago and it all came back so it was definitely working. I highly recommend it. I get it from the website SwansonVitamins.com. Search their site for NAC. They have it cheap compared to Vitamin World and GNC. One a day fixed me!
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