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Chronic Phlegm Collecting in my throat, I constantly have to swallow
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: 4 hours ago | Replies (87)Comment receiving replies
@brigid4
I saw ENT couple of days ago. They do a short term medication treatment for GERD and silent reflux.
The ENT physician did a scope on me including down to vocal cords and cannot find a reason from sinuses causing the accumulation of mucus in my throat. She recommended an OTC to try but I think has something to do with the back of throat not acid.
My PCP told me he thinks I have silent reflux disease. He says he also thinks I have developed over the years a irritated vagus nerve in back of throat and sends signals to brain to make more mucus.
Either way a real pain to deal with. I am not certain I have silent reflux disease as I can develop the mucus and phlegm in back of throat standing straight so not sure how acid can come up into my esophagus standing up.
I will pass on the outcome of the OTC I was suggested to take. Don't have the name of it right now, and have not taken it. But will pass on in later post whether it helped or not.
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@jc76 My heavy mucus is coming from above my soft palate 24/7.
My last throat radiation was at least 4 years ago and this is holding me up from swallowing normal. I am using saline sprays up my nose at times to flush out the heavy stuff that is in my sinus cavity. My ENT doesn't have any answers and said to me it's surely from the radiation and also my upper inside gums just over the teeth gets puffy at times. I just hope it goes away with time because it is an obstruction from swallowing. I have been on Glucerna through my stomach tube for the past 4 1/2 years now. My left tonsil was removed from surgery back on 12/2021 now my right tonsil was reported "full" on the last CAT scan. Maybe just inflamed from all the hacking up I do getting the mucus out?