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Continued Post-Nasal Drip and Constant Mucus in Throat
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Hi. I was diagnosed with Covid-19 in November of 2021. Every since the diagnosis I have been suffering from chronic throat mucus. It feels like I have a lump in my throat. I can't cough anything up and out. I am constantly clearing my throat and swallowing. Some days or worse than others depending on what I eat and drink. I have to limit or have no coffee, tea, orange juice, alcohol, dairy products, and certain foods due to the mucus build up. I have tried antibiotics thinking it was r/t to sinus infection early on as well as using a steroid pack and having a steroid injection. I've used otc medications such as mucinex, sudafed, benadryl, zyrtec, nasal sinus rinses, nasal sprays, all natural mucus clear from Amazon, eucalyptus oil in humidifier. I've also tried Nexium, Omeprazole and Protonix bc I was told it could be GERD or LPR which is Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. None of these meds have given me any alleviation of my symptoms which include belching, constant clearing my throat and swallowing, getting choked up and coughing, pnd, throat irritation from clearing/swallowing, sensation of having a lump in throat, food get stuck in my throat, nausea and headaches. These symptoms stem from the constant constant constant swallowing and clearing my throat. I've seem my regular physician and an ENT regarding my symptoms and the medications listed above or the meds I was recommended to try. I had to change my lifestyle/diet due to this problem. It's been going on for nearly a year and I still have it. If anyone have any advice to rid this I would greatly appreciated. Thank you for listening.
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Know what you are going thru . I have bad GERD they docs tell me its the acid coming up into my throat .Wake up my throat is totally congested find myself cough like crazy and trying to clear my throat . I started using my nebulizer I have for asthma with my asthma med every morning sometimes that the only thing that clear my throat in the mornings . Keep ices pops (sugar free) on hand those seem to help also . Throat lozengers like Ludens help also .I am on antacids of all kinds, try to watch my diet , I sleep with a wedge .I have been going thru this for about 4-5 years now . It's just so annoying . I just got covid for the second time and its just making all of this 100x worse .
I have been through all the exact things you mentioned and more. I had an Endoscopy done and I had slight inflammation of the esophagus. NONE of the meds they recommended helped at all. I had allergy testing done twice with separate specialists. I have ZERO allergies. I just started taking the plain Mucinex again yesterday and bought another new (my fourth) neilmed squeeze bottle sinus irrigation. I always feel like I have something in the back of my throat between my nose and throat. If I breathe in through my nose slowly, it sounds like I'm snoring but nothing comes up or down. I constantly clear my throat and the is not producing anything either. Every couple days I will blow white or clear rubber out of my nose. I have constant sinus pressure and dizziness. So frustrating and confusing. Staying positive though.
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Welcome, @pyt. I moved your message to this existing discussion that @adominic started on the same topic:
- Continued Post-Nasal Drip and Constant Mucus in Throat https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/continued-post-nasal-drip-and-constant-mucus-in-throat/
I did this so you can read the previous posts and tips as well as connect with other members like @linh @susie333 @jeff79922 @artist01 @ehc713 @beebee000 and others.
May I ask how you changed your lifestyle and diet because of the mucus production? What helps?