Continued Post-Nasal Drip and Constant Mucus in Throat

I tested positive for Covid late last month after a weekend trip where I, like a dummy, fell off of wearing N95s indoors. I came back home with Covid. I'm just glad that, at least, during travel, I was masked in public areas like the airport and on the plane.

I have type 1 diabetes, so my primary care team put me on Paxlovid. But that week was a ton of coughing and I was coughing up phlegm and mucus persistently for days. My consistent gripe was how gross it was as I even had phlegm projectiles at one point. (It was just a couple of times but ewwwww, no.) I'm now Covid negative. I'm still coughing and occasionally coughing up phlegm, especially in the morning after I sleep. In terms of progress though it's definitely less coughing, so that's good.

I did buy Dayquil and Nyquil and graduated to Mucinex afterwards to just give my lungs an assist. After a couple of days I stopped the cold medicine.

Based on what I've read, you don't enter Long Covid territory after 4-8 weeks as post-Covid cough is a thing. For now, I'm going to let my primary care doc know, keep resting, and drink tons of fluids. Easy for me as I love hot teas.

I'm going to also start weaving low-impact aerobic exercise back in. I KNOW that will get my lungs working, and I'll definitely cough stuff up. However, I'll also be getting back into shape.

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- Post-COVID Cough https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/post-covid-recovery/newsfeed-post/post-covid-cough/

You sounds like you have a good plan for introducing a healthy path back to recovery. Have you got a low-impact program or videos that help inspire you to stick with it?

I have had this issue for 2 1/2 years now after I had Covid. I have seen an ENT and tried all of his suggestions, as well as those of 2 primary care doctors. No improvement. I don't think most doctors understand yet that this is a HUGE lasting issue after Covid. I am just recently beginning to see scholarly articles on the subject. Hoping for a cure. Good luck!

I had problematic post-nasal drip with mucus collecting in my throat & my COVID-19 tests were negative too. The only thing that worked for me was regular nasal rinses plus gargling with warm salt water. I took me a year to get up the courage to do nasal rinsing. I did it out of desperation and lo and behold it worked. Once I became proficient at it, it was no big deal after all.

A sibling recommended adding lemon juice to the daily water I drunk. A dental specialist had recommended adding lemon juice to her following a dental procedure, to cut down bacteria. I followed this advice too. This sibling uses a infrared sauna mounted in her closet to keep her sinus passages open. I have heard these should not be used with cardiac issues however.

100% exact same scenario for me. NEVER had allergies. Always active and playing sports. I can't even play adult soccer now. I have been to the cardiologist due to rapid heart rate and palpitations. I has EKG and Echocaridiograms (ultra sound of the heart) and everything is normal except for tachycardia which is fast heart rate. I have been prescribed flecanide and it has really helped with the fast heart rate and palpitations.

However, I had never experienced this until after I had the vaccine (Pfizer, two shots). I wish I never did it but I thought I was helping protect others. I'm sure there is a different thread for this, but I am really struggling because I think the vaccine created a reaction where my body is producing a THICK, STICKY, SALTY mucus and phlegm that I can never get rid of. I hope that I can get some type of remedy for this issue and stop guessing and blaming things that may have nothing to do with it.

I had the 2 shot Pfizer vaccine too. Sept/Oct 2020. Then contracted Covid July 2021. Have had the mucous issue ever since. It is AWFUL! I too have wondered if ir is a side effect of Covid or of the vaccine...

I had the 2 shot Pfizer vaccine too. Sept/Oct 2020. Then contracted Covid July 2021. Have had the mucous issue ever since. It is AWFUL! I too have wondered if ir is a side effect of Covid or of the vaccine...