Continued Post-Nasal Drip and Constant Mucus in Throat

Posted by adominic @adominic, Mar 22, 2022

I was sick the last week or January/first week of February. Home Test-negative, rapid PCR-negative. All COVID symptoms and known prolonged exposure to infected individuals make me believe it was COVID. Since then, I have had a tremendously hard time dealing with post-nasal drip and mucus collecting in my throat. It is clear, sticky and almost impossible to remove from throat by coughing or clearing my throat. Flonase does nothing, allergy pills do nothing. Had anyone else had an issue like this post COVID? How long did it last? What did you do to cope? Small problem in comparison to others that post here, I realize.

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kmsanger63 | @kmsanger63 | Mar 9 11:25am

Saline nasal spray thins the mucous rather than working on the response of the membrane like Flonase Worth a try

rooki68 | @rooki68 | Mar 11 10:01pm

I’m new here. Long Covid since August 2022, almost 4 years. I don’t have the nasal drip, but I’ve had the phlegm you describe the entire time. I also have a very gravelly voice that gets worse through the day. I saw ENT earlier this year. When he scoped me, there were pools of phlegm close to and around my vocal cords. I’ve already been taking an inhaler for chest pains and cough. He gave me antibiotics that helped some. He gave a different antibiotic, which helped more. I still have some phlegm and gravelly voice but very much improved. I actually follow up with him tomorrow.
I recommend seeing ENT.