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Continued Post-Nasal Drip and Constant Mucus in Throat
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jan 23 1:45pm | Replies (399)Comment receiving replies
Yes!! I’ve never heard anyone else mention it or associate it with Long Covid. My doctors have referred me to a gastroenterologist for an endoscopy and an esophagram. Everything seemed normal in the barium swallow test, except for diminished esophageal peristalsis.
Has anyone else choked because of this? I’ve had a terrible time with choking. I’ve had the Heimlich maneuver performed on me 4 times in the last year because of the mucus. There are a lot of foods I won’t eat now.
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anned22, I choke and start coughing in my sleep fairly often on this slimy mucousy saliva in the back of my throat since Covid and I sit straight up and have to get it up. I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. Choking is so scary and I don't have it anything like you do. I am so sorry you are battling this. Praying right now. Bless you.
Yes, I experienced a lot of choking. Because of my post nasal drip, by vocal chords got so swollen that it felt like a fist was in my throat. This often plugged up my throat area and when I laid down, I would get the drip going down my wind pipe. This would cause me to choke. After stopping the post nasal drip (see comments below) my vocal chords went back to normal size and I quit choking. However, I would recommend that you sleep elevated.
I am a long COVID patient, and I will say that there isn't anything at root cause that is not related to long COVID. Regardless of what doctors may say. Why? Because the COVID virus attacked the immune system and damaged it. Now we are more susceptible than ever to any other immune issue. I had COVID Pneumonia and was in the hospital 21 days, on oxygen for 18 months, and now going into my third year of recovery. Life is never the same after COVID.
I have a team dealing with my throat and my esophagus - ENT and Gastroenterologist. I developed achalasia from the COVID - my esophagus doesn't move my food down the food pipe.
I write about my LONG COVID journey in my blog Seasons-postcovidjourney.com.
Good luck.
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Yes-I experienced choking 8 days after my 2nd COVID vaccine and have had numerous esophageal tests over the last year. I too have esophageal peristalsis.
I’ve been diagnosed with EGJOO (esophageal gastric outflow obstruction). My husband saved my life with a heimlech maneuver. Unfortunately we’re still trying to figure out how to treat it. I’ve also been diagnosed with multiple autoimmune conditions and think this was the stimulus for the EGJOO. I’m taking medication for the autoimmune conditions, but it’s not helping the esophageal spasms. I also have continuous postnasal, drip and mucus that won’t clear. It’s particularly bad when I lay down at night and makes me cough throughout the night. All the symptoms started at the same time.
If anyone else has found success dealing with these symptoms, or their cause, we’d all appreciate hearing more.