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

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Yes, and twice a day, I’m also still irrigating with NeilMed and then gargling with salt water. (I don’t have to use steam anymore though.) Right now, I still get phlegm in my throat, but it’s manageable. I would strongly recommend you also try the xylitol gum. I found that when I used to gargle and spit for hours, my body seemed to be frantically producing more mucus to replace that which I was frantically coughing up and spitting out. Now, after about 15 to 20 minutes of spitting, I’m able to start chewing a piece of gum and this stops the body from continuing to produce more mucus. It seems as if the small amount of mucus produced when we chew tricks the body into “thinking” that it doesn’t have to continue making the massive amounts of mucus it had been producing. Something like that.

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I’m going to try the gym and see if that helps. I’ve been using the Neil saline spray for a while and truly I don’t notice a different. I also used Xlear with xytol and I don’t think that worked either. Like you and many others I have tried just about everything. I am glad that you found a solution. I have to say that some days are better than others and I have no idea why. This whole thing is a mystery.

I have also noticed that chewing gum seems to aid in things clearing a bit. Also have found some relief by drinking hot water with tru lemon packet and honey. Neither of these things totally clear it up, but it seems to help to some degree.