The real problem I have today after my last throat radiation 4 years ago is that I constantly produce mucous above my palate which is an obstruction to my swallowing..I get about 2-3 hours sleep every night because I have to sit up with head back to get the mucous to seep down so I can spit it out. If I don't I will start coughing and gagging because the mucous is starting to go down my throat. My nose at times stuffs up and I can't blow it out..A year ago my upper gums started getting swollen above my molars. It's like it's spreading to my hard palate...Could this be mucositis from the radiation or lymphatic fluids that are trying to drain...I had 33 lymph nodes removed on the left side of my neck. Still on the stomach tube (PEG tube). I had an allergy test and I am allergic to soy and cow's milk which is in the Glucerna that I have been living on for the 4 years. Could that be causing the mucous? I am seeing my 2nd. ENT doctor and he says everything looks fine in there while using his nasal scope..He said I should use a saline spray up my nostril to clear out the gunk from time to time.