Phlegm in my throat and post nasal drip after Covid

For everyone who's post nasal drip started after Covid infection, maybe this is interesting. Mine started thin, then changed to thick and sticky including crusts as of today (18 months now). ENT has no clue, Staphylococcus A. was found and after antibiotics and xylitol nasal rinse the post nasal drip disappeared for a month and then returned. Next to the drip I have several other nasopharynx related symptoms and because I can't stop doing my own research when I have a real bad day (😂), I came across chronic nasopharyngitis, also known as epipharyngitis. My symptoms are a 100% match, never had that before with other potential conditions, so I'm gonna discuss this with my ENT. Maybe worth to discuss as well if you suffer from the same symptoms.

I had this problem for about 6 months and it has FINALLY gone away. I'm posting this in case it may help someone else ... no guarantees, of course, but it worked for me. After several doctor visits and just as many medications, the gargling with warm salt water cleared everything up in a couple of weeks. That was AFTER I talked to my doctor and stopped all the medications because they just weren't doing much good. May have been a coincidence ... if you believe in those, but I can't tell you how much better it feels to have that "ball of cotton in my throat" feeling gone!

I’m going to try— I’m not sleeping because I can’t swallow.

I've been having the same issues as well. Let's take it back to 2021 that's when I started with what I call hacking and It was only once in a while and it's been like that for a few months cause I had covid December of 2020 to January 2021. Now as the months went by the phlegm stared getting worse. It started becoming a everyday thing and around August of 2021. Now it wasn't as bad I was able to cough it up but months went by and it's now March of 2022 and it's getting worse and now I "hack" every few hours or so and if I don't then I start choking on heavy phlegm and sticky dirty dry big boogers the size of a pea. Now I would shoot those suckers out of both my nose and throat. And then they started getting stuck in my throat to the point I had to go to the ER 3 different times cause I was wheezing and couldn't breath.. My nose would also get stuffy then it would run. And The ER Dr's told me it's a sinus issue to see a Dr and so I did. This year I've been tto 2 different ENT Dr's. And I see an allergy DR. The first ENT DR. said that it was all in my head that it's a tick I have and I need to see a psychologist. He ordered a psychological evaluation on me because he did not believe me even after I tried showing him both video, and the pics even the actual phlegm and dry boogers but he of course did not care to see any of them.. I went to get a second opinion from a different ENT DR and he said I was clear in my sinuses. Nothing to worry about to go see an allergy dr so that's when I did. I went to the allergy dr and got lung and skin test done and they said I'm allergic to chicken. Corn, and my dog. Now I believe I may have allergies yes but no I do not believe that this what I'm experiencing and feeling is due to allergies.. this is something else that needs to be treated. I've been having this for such a long time now and no dr can truly tell ke what's the issue. Now worst part is I'm on dialysis, I have high blood pressure, and im in process of trying to get tested for a kidney transplant and my mental health isn't the best an I've been thru alot already in my personal life from past trauma, learning to cope with severe ptsd, Kidney disease and now this it's become soo heavy to the point I've had multiple breakdowns cause this is one thing I cannot handle.. it's embarrassing, annoying, it hurts, it's disgusting, and it has managed to take over and ruin my life.. now today i hack every minute an it gets so bad i make my throat bleed.. and I'm 23 turning 24 tomorrow.. and I can't even go out an celebrate due to my phlegm issue an Karen's saying I'm disgusting. I cannot work. I cannot go to school like I would love to. I can't even go out and make new friends or ho out on dates and most importantly I can't enjoy the little bit of life I got with my own family due to this phlegm problem. It's heavy on them too.. this phlegm makes me feel like I'm drowning and swimming for air but never reach the surface.. feels like something always there in my throat an the back of my nose and it feels like someone grabbing my neck an choking me with there hands and sitting on my chest and it feels like a heavy weight that I can no longer carry.. it has sucked the life out of me. So please I've looked up every single thing and my little sister found this and yalls stories so I wonder if sharing mine would maybe help.. I just pray it goes away for all of us and please if anyone sees this and has had treatment please respond to me.. I'm at that point where im exhausted of being strong and pushing through.. I'd appreciate it very much if anyone would share what they did or any medication or procedures they did to get rid of it.. t.i.a 🙏

I've had a similar experience with seeing an ent, allergist and pulminologist and this has completely turned my life around the last 2.5 years. They all seem to think it's different things but mostly allergy issues. I suddenly became allergic to a lot of things after getting covid back in 2020 to the point where I even started to use non fluoride toothpaste.

I got covid for the third time back in March of 2023 and it actually reduced my symptoms to hacking a few times a day instead of every couple minutes. I've also had really good results with pseudoephedrine sulphate. This is a decongestant found in some extra strength antihistamines such as extra strength clairatin allergy + sinus. One pill completely eliminated my symptoms but my head felt really foggy. It's not something I cant take everyday but it's definitely something to take on a weekend when nothing is going on.

After getting sick I've also been taking cardimon and I'm at the point where I can go back to working out in the gym but only for 30-40 minute sessions before the phlem starts to build up in my throat causing me breathing issues. There's days I can gym and go for long 1 hour walks and days where I start hacking mucus after a 10 minute walk. I still haven't figured out why its worse on some days but not others but my pattern of taking an Antihistamine with cardmion tea and local honey seems to have helped. As time goes on I've had more better days where I feel mostly normal but still some bad ones. I just remember to really enjoy the good days and do the the things I want to before I hit a bad one.

I had covid Jan 31, 2022. Afterwards I have been congested ever since. Drs have no resolution at this point. I’m constantly clearing my throat, at night when I sleep I’m gagging on phlegm. This has become such a nuisance with my vocal cords being paralyzed. It’s hard for me to clear my throat or cough anyways. I’ve tried mostly everything. Nothing, I mean nothing has helped. I’ve been told about sea moss gel, I’m trying that next. I probably get rid of a cup of mucus a day. Drs tell me it’s allergies. No. I had covid three weeks ago and the phlegm is slightly worse. Today I ordered eucalyptus to hang in shower to see what helps. At this point this seems like a forever thing.

I'm right there with you. I've had thick slimy mucousy saliva since Covid last year. I was diagnosed with long Covid and went to the clinic last week. She explained that Covid can effect acid reflux and our gut and you can produce more mucous. I get choked on this stuff at night. I have tried everything. She suggested to elimnate all citrus fruits as that makes the mucous worse and eat as clean as possible. I do find eating salty foods makes mine worse for some reason. I went to 5 doctors, had my throat cultured and they could find nothing. I constantly clear my throat because there is mucous almost always in the back of my throat. I scrape my tongue every day to get the stuff off in the morning and use Peroxdyl by Colgate rinse. I too use Guafenesin daily and Astelin Nasal Antihistamine Spray (Prescription). The problem with an antihistamine for me is they are too drying for my eyes. I am so sorry you are going through this. Praying for you to get better right now.

Did the gargling with saltwater help you?

Gargling with warm salt water helps with me ...some, but, I have to do it about 6-7 times a day. It's very temporary. I am finding that McNeil Med Sinus rinse that irrigates the sinuses along with the gargling with warm salt water 6-7 times a day together helps even more. It's not a permanent fix though. Hopefully for us all one day this will be a thing of the past. I am considering going to Salt Room Therapy as this is supposed to clear out the sinus, lungs and nasal passages. Anyone else heard of this and if it works? Doing my research. Hugs & Prayers....

Don't you think all that saltwater would eventually irritate your throat? it's already irritated with trying to cough up all the nasty phlegm.