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Phlegm in my throat and post nasal drip after Covid

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Dec 11 9:52pm | Replies (751)
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@mikedod

One more thing to add - I just read last night. - New paper is linked below - seems plausible that CFTR is involved in the constant sticky mucus after covid. Maybe share it with your specialists if you are seeing them to see if they have ideas. I will update if there is anything that I learn that helps.

-Mike
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-66473-4

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celia16 | @celia16 | Sep 22 4:24pm

Very interesting. I just wonder about the risks involved in treating those who don’t have heart problem with digitoxin.

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Athena Atkins | @athenaatkins | Sep 26 8:51am

Hi Mike,

I also have chronic postnasal slime since I got Covid, and I recently came across a 2022 paper from Japan that talks about treating the epipharynx with zinc chloride to reduce inflammation, and it’s demonstrated efficacy at reducing fatigue and other symptoms in people with Long Covid.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9147901
It seems like there may be a connection between this treatment and the information in the paper that you posted. Unfortunately the epipahrynx treatment (called Epipharyngeal Abrasive Therapy, EAT) is only available in Japan.

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mikedod | @mikedod | Oct 1 9:15pm

Also adding to this post my reference for sodium ascorbate activating cftr since I didn't include that. I do about 1.5 teaspoons sodium ascorbate in 8 oz of distilled water along WITH neti salt for neti pot. Does seem to clear mucus better than with neti salt alone.

(Sodium ascorbate is just basically pH buffered vitamin c so it isn't super acidic and painful)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC373524/

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