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@hishamhussain @aman Staff infections can cause sinus infections, and I have had similar trouble. A lot of people carry staph in their noses unknowingly. I had some instances of excess phlegm in my lungs that I can feel, but little other symptoms except the post nasal drip. I have asthma. No fever or cough. Sometimes phlegm is caused by some type of low grade infection, and I have found that to be true in my case. I've had some reoccurring chest infections that seemed to start in my sinuses. I use a saline rinse bottle. I take generic Mucinex to thin the mucous so it's easier to expel. I had spine surgery at Mayo 2 years ago. Before surgery, they had me treat my nose by putting a pea sized bead of Mupirocin (generic for Bactroban) ointment in the nostrils twice a day for about 10 days to kill any staph infections. I had some ointment left and I tried it when I had breathing issues with excess phlegm, and it worked. After treating for about 3 days, breathing would be normal again because I wasn't labored with phlegm. I'm better at recognizing this earlier now, but it's been enough to raise my resting heart rate over 100 beats per minute and the first time that happened, I went to the emergency room. They diagnosed bronchitis and put me on oral antibiotics which cured it, but it happens periodically. My doctor wrote prescriptions for Mupirocin so I have it on hand now and can treat my sinuses as soon as it starts. I do have allergies and do allergy shots and antihistamines, and I have to avoid foods that cause allergies and phlegm (like milk). You might want to consider seeing an ENT to see if they can culture what's in your sinus and throat. You can also do physical therapy or use a massager to loosen phlegm. Walking would help if you feel up to it. I also have a nebulizer which helps the asthma rescue medication get deeper into the lungs to clear them. I remember reading an article once about this kind of chest infection which is why I tried the antibiotic ointment. I hope these suggestions help and gives you something to ask your doctor about.
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Hi All, I have had persistent mucus in my throat with no cough. this has come with dizziness and shortness of breath. I am a female in my late 20s and i have seen every specialist out there and had every test out there. i spend about 20 minutes every morning hacking up thick mucuos. the reference to staph interests me becuase about two months ago my sputum sample was sent to teh lab and staph grew. i was put on bactrum and finished that round of antibiotics but have had little change since then. sometimes the mucus is so thick i have to pull it out of my mouth becuase it gets stuck. other times i am too exhausted from trying to expel it that i give up. i did faint once too. I saw an ENT, had an endoscopy, was treated with pantoprazole, and it was not effective. I also had esophogeal manotromy, and barium swallow test. CT scan of abdominal organs, ultrasound of my lymphnodes, mri of my brain becuase i am having spotty vision. i am also experiencing episodes of severe pain in my upper torso behind my ribs. it will come on suddenly and last from 1 to 6 hours...totally random and i cannot seem to connect it with any food or other allergen. i saw an allergist who said this would not be a food allergy and she did do various blood tests. she said i had signs of mast cell activation and suggested trying nasacourt and an antihistimine. so far it has been useless.
all of this has come with extreme exhaustion. I go to work and go home straight to bed. on weekends I can sleep 17 hours straight (getting half awake to urinate) and then i wake up still tired. I was put on an inhaler for possible asthma even though the inhaler has not helped. I am winded from talking too much. I have seen every specialist other than oncology. I was not depressed or anything...although this is certainly taknig a toll on my morale.
i do find @jenniferhunter story interesting becuase i had the staph and wonder about the spine surgery....was that for this mucus problem if you dont mind me asking? I have not had spinal surgury but i have had several lumbar punctures throughout my childhood due to pseudotumor cerebri i was diagnosed with as a kid . Like i said i am only in my late 20s.
ps i appologize for spelling and grammer...my post is totally stream of conciousness. Thank you all!