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I cannot clear my throat; feels like mucus is there. Suggestions?
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Dec 4, 2023 | Replies (145)Comment receiving replies
This is @juleszs--- I have a condition that has lasted about 1 and 1/2 years. I feel like I have phlegm in my throat but I can not bring it up. I have been scoped 4 times by an ENT doctor I have tried GERD meds. I have been to an allergy doctor. He tried asthma meds. Nothing helps.
This condition goes away when I sleep. As soon as I move around in the morning the congestion returns and stays with me all day---it feels like there is a lump in my throat.
Background ------ In January, 2020 I had neck surgery----- C 4/5. Maybe the breathing tube nicked my throat. This condition started just after the surgery. However-- I have had this condition twice before in the 27 years that I have lived in Florida. But it has gone away in due time. Now it is here to stay.
Please comment!
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I have found that hot tea of the ginger/lemon variety helps immensly"
i don't know but i need to clear my throat like every minute. im getting mad and i dont know what's going on. it WONT clear. I TRY TEA HONEY COUGH DROPS NOTHINGGGG WORKS.
I am dealing with this same phlegm in throat situation. It goes away when I sleep and returns in the morning. I have a deviated septum and hole in one side of my sinus. I am seeing an ENT Dr. and am getting close to having surgery for both. I have had an allergy test. I also had CT scan on my sinus that showed my condition. I will post my results from surgery here.
I doubt that yours had anything to do with the breathing tube.
Hello,
I am soooooo glad to hear your problem! I too. have been dealing with something nearly identical. Mine will get so bad at times that my breathing becomes short, and even labored. I have done the ENT visits, the asthma meds, the GERD/LPR stuff (which oddly enough, breathing the straw actually helps), x-rays, CTs . . .
I have some questions for you, if you do not mind:
1. Do you have the issue when you try to cough the lump, congestion/phlegm up, but, it is almost as if the cough/air does not reach the area where the mess (lump, congestion, phlegm) is? Like, if your cough would reach that spot then all would be good. And also, does your cough feel like it is . . . cut in half, or missing a certain part of the windpipe, or like you can feel the cough in your entire throat except for 'the' area. Like somehow it is going around 'the' area.
2. This may seem weird, but I am just trying to figure this out. Since this started (last Dec.) I have not had a single booger <-- sorry, but it is true. What's more, I go through a box of tissue a week. The crazy part about it is, when I do blow my nose, the tissue has very, very little substance on it. I am talking a drop or two. THAT IS IT! Even though my nose feels like it is packed full and one tissue will fall to pieces.
3. Since you have posted, have you had any luck with doctors? If so, PLEASE, PLEASE give me anything that can help. I will definitely do the same.
Thank you for your time. I hope that we can get through this.
I have trouble breathing at times. I have a traecheostomy (sp) and ENT doctors will
now see me because of it. I've talked to an attorney and it seems they can do just that.
That sucks.
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@juleszs -- Sorry to hear the doctors have not been able to figure out what is causing your symptoms. Here's some information that sounds a lot like what you are describing.
What is globus pharyngeus?: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318633
Have you thought about seeking help at a teaching hospital or major health facility like Mayo Clinic? f you would like to seek help from Mayo Clinic, contact one of the appointment offices. The contact information for Minnesota, Arizona and Florida can be found here http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63.