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Phlegm in my throat and post nasal drip after Covid
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I have the same feeling. Mucus in my throat that never never never leaves. I can't cough or back it up. Gargling does nothing. I've been doing sinus rinses with the squeeze bottle. I use one saline packet and I add baby shampoo to the solution. Nothing ever comes out when I rinse. However, while the solution is still in my nose, immediately after squeezing, I hold my nose and bend over, letting the solution to into my upper sinuses. I leave it in the for hours before I blow my nose. After a couple of hours, I blow my nose and get thick thick thick white wood glue type mucus out. The mucus in my throat seems to thin slightly.
I've had crazy clear and white mucus since I had a very very mild case of COVID in March 2020 ( no fever, cough, test, nothing really)
Really don't know what else to do.
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I have the exact same thing, clear mucus in my throat that I cannot get rid of. I also have been doing the sinus rinses but I'm not sure if it did anything. I had mild case of cold/flu (not sure if it was COVID) back in November. Ever since then, I developed a cough for about 1.5 months from the post nasal drip. The coughing stopped but the nasal drip has not. I tried Flonase which helps alot but makes my nose ache a bit after continued use. My doctor also prescribed Ipratropium Bromide nasal spray which provided some relief but didn't cure it.
One of my friends said he has a post nasal drip too and he said Sudafed really helps so I got a package from my local grocery store. And he was right. I've been taking one 10 mg tablet once a day and I hardly even notice the nasal drip. The package I got (over the counter) is called Maximum Strength, Sinus Congestion, Phenylephrine HCL 10 mg Nasal Decongestant, Non-Drowsy. It contains 72 tablets. This works better than the Flonase (at least for me). Comes in a red/white package made by Kroger. It's cheaper than Flonase.
Did you read on this thread about the person who took a covid vaccine and their phlegm production stopped? I may try that. Also there is a video by a doctor from Mayo who stated the same thing
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i use a navage, i used to use the squeeze bottle and the netti pot, i like the navage way better, plus you see and can keep track of the yuck that comes out of your sinues...it was not cheap to buy but i love it..make sure what ever you use to use DISTILLED water..other wise you could end up with more problems. .my mucus looks just like elmers WOOD glue..yellow and thick. i got covid 3 years ago flying from michigan to montana..on stop in minneapolis..hate this stuff. i'm working on it...don't give up!!!!!