Madison, that sounds like what I have. It started over a year ago with a very bad cough which lasted months. I was very hoarse and could barely talk for a week or two. Then the cough subsided and in six months things were better. The said it was probably a bad case of bronchitis. Last fall the sticky throat started and has not gone away. Sometimes worse, sometimes not so bad. I had a referral to an ENT and when I called them and told them all the things I tried, they said no use in going there so they referred me to a throat specialist which was a long way away so I'm still thinking about it. So Deb, when they scoped your throat, what did they find and what did they recommend?