← Return to Phlegm in my throat and post nasal drip after Covid

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Dermatologist cultured my mouth and it came back I no longer had thrush and just normal bacteria of the mouth which left me with this stuff and excessive saliva. I was glad about that, but, still, no answers. All the doctors are baffled and say they have never seen anything like this. Some days, I spit all day long....Spitoon anyone? LOL. I use Peroxyl by Colgate every morning before I brush my teeth and it makes this stuff foam up, (don't swallow!) spit it out and then I scrape my tongue and its better for a while. I use Listerine to keep the bacteria down. You name it and I have tried it. Some days are worse than others. Interesting, if I eat pizza or anything really salty, it gets worse. The medications for hypersalivation dries out my eyes, so I can't use them. I believe its from having Covid no doubt and a bad case of thrush and then I got this slick slimy saliva that hangs in the back of my throat at night. I am presently using Asteline Spray (Prescription Spray) to help dry some of this up. I also chew gum, drink water and was told by someone to treat my gut because this sounds like a gut issue. I am on a really strong probiotic and I eat clean 99.9% of the time. I got off of sugar and lost 20 lbs thinking sugar was feeding the initial thrush I had from all the antibiotics/steroids from Covid last year. Well, I do have a sense of humor. We don't need a sprinkler for the front yard anymore, I can just open my mouth and walk around and water the yard! LOL. I had a terrible metallic taste in my mouth at the onset of this and found out my B12 was low. When I started the B12 injections, the metallic taste went away. Get your B12, Zinc & Iron checked. Covid did a number on my bloodwork levels. It took them a while to get back to normal. I am praying it will eventually wear itself out and I pray the same for all of you. God Bless You All!

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Thank you. My last avenue is to treat the gut and treat for reflux. Apparently that causes drip and ear issues. Heading back to the ENT in June to decide the next path. Hoping summer humidity helps, who knows. Or just time as it’s been five months since COVID hit.

You may want to contact Mt Sinai long haul hospital.