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Mucus in throat but lungs and sinuses clear

Posted by bjlevine99 @bjlevine99, Sep 25, 2018

I have a problem that has been going on for months now. Mucus build in my lower throat. I can feel it rattling if I breathe through my mouth but not if I breathe through my nose. My sinuses are clear and my lungs seem fine. I cough up clear or occasionally light yellow tinged mucus. Worse at night when I am horizontal. I live in Florida where we have nearly year round pollen. Taking Zyrtec and Flonase. Not sure what to do about this.

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bonbon70 | @bonbon70 | Jul 17, 2025

I have this same thing and I have been telling doctors about it for a year finally after sudden hearing loss they are starting to listen but not soon enough.

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bonbon70 | @bonbon70 | Jul 18, 2025
In reply to @strsus80 "@bjlevine99 I came across this question thread from 2018. Did you ever figure out what was..." + (show)
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@bjlevine99 I came across this question thread from 2018. Did you ever figure out what was happening with the mucus in your throat. I’ve had the exact same problem since 2017. I have mucus sitting around my larynx but can’t figure out what is causing it. I’ve have looked into and tried everything I can think of with no results (sinus surgery, endoscopy with acid tracker placed in throat, I tried the Clatifix treatment, Protonix for 6 months, nasal steroids, allergy meds, you name it. Nothing works. I get little sleep from having to cough to dislodge mucus. I’m hoping you finally figured out what’s wrong?

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I just read alot of research about how this could be LPR also known as Respiratory Reflux. It suggests treating allergies, changing to a low acid diet and raise the head of your bed!!! It said after long term mucous production can cause hearing problems. It mentioned Silent Nocturnal Respiratory Reflux.
I am reading alot and I am going to try to raise the head of my bed. I have hoarseness , occasional trouble swallowing, I never have heartburn but I do have mucus stuck in my throat. the doctors kept telling me it was from my lungs and I keep telling them NO it isn't. Then they said TMJ, on and on. Does anyone else have ideas.

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kimeetsa1 | @kimeetsa1 | Jul 18, 2025

I do same..im in middle of Dr's. Appointments but I kno mine is results from a small gas leak in my apartment. 6 weeks of it...
Hard to find..thought I had allergies,flu, pneumonia,bronchitis..post nasal drip is drowning me...

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nini24 | @nini24 | Mar 31 9:55pm

I have mucus in my throat also with lungs and sinuses clear. I have had this condition ever since I could remember, maybe since I was 5 or 6 years old, I am now 76.

I need to suck up the mucus and get it out always need to use a tissue because it's thick, and usualy not too much, but it's almost constant. There is no caugh, no running nose, nothing else, and I am very healthy otherwise.

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carolynsopha | @carolynsopha | Apr 2 5:18am
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I have mucus in my throat also with lungs and sinuses clear. I have had this condition ever since I could remember, maybe since I was 5 or 6 years old, I am now 76.

I need to suck up the mucus and get it out always need to use a tissue because it's thick, and usualy not too much, but it's almost constant. There is no caugh, no running nose, nothing else, and I am very healthy otherwise.

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@nini24 are you hydrating well? i got advice about hydration, I doubled my water intake and it helped me quite a bit. Do you have dry mouth? That can be the culprit too.

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SusanEllen66 Susan McMichael | @SusanEllen66 | Apr 3 2:16am
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I have mucus in my throat also with lungs and sinuses clear. I have had this condition ever since I could remember, maybe since I was 5 or 6 years old, I am now 76.

I need to suck up the mucus and get it out always need to use a tissue because it's thick, and usualy not too much, but it's almost constant. There is no caugh, no running nose, nothing else, and I am very healthy otherwise.

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@nini24 my ENT told me that the thick mucus is being generated to protect my esophagus from being burned from excessive gastric acid.
He told me to take 3ml of liquid Mylanta before going to bed. It has really helped.

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bpske | @bpske | Apr 3 7:10am

Hi. Suffered with all of this for 50 years. Please check out https://jamiekoufman.com
Her way of treating this has helped me more than any doctor I have seen. And I have seen quite a few over the years. I hope it helps you as much as it helped me. For some, like myself, it is a lifelong ailment that can't be "cured ", but it can be treated and managed quite well. Good luck to you.

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