constant clear,thick, throat mucus

hi thank you for posting this. I have been having the same problem since 2008 n im desperate now after trying so many medecines and sprays.. have you cured yours? if you have please tel me the process. thank you

 I know how many of you feel. I have had many similar symptoms for 2yrs now. It is driving me crazy. It started after a very bad virus which started like flu then went to my chest. I couldnt shift the mucus from my chest and i was constantly taking antibiotics, inhalers etc. I was very wheezy and breathless, so much so it scared me. I dont smoke, drink but eat very well and drink plenty of water and herbal teas.

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I just wanted to add my 2cent in here.  I see a lot of problems and not much solutions.  I have the same problem as most of the people here.  Clear or rarely white mucus stuck in throat.   It is so sticky it's crazy, it would drive me nuts. I would try to clear my throat, cough or anything that would work. 

 

I will start with my symptoms and I will move on with what I tried and what helped and almost solved it.

 

Basically my symptoms: like I said, is clear transparent and rarely white mucus in the back on my throat. It makes me cough a lot and it makes me clear my throat a lot also. Sometimes it has this very irritated feeling.  The weird thing is that it would go away when I sleep and it would come back just when I get up again.  I would also get a dry nose, no blood.  When i was a kid I often had a runny nose (because of allergies) and than in my late teens it stopped so I was happy, but around 22 or 23 (I am 30 now) this sticky mucus started slowly. Nothing bad, but just a bit annoying. Around 25 I got a bad cold and that is where it all started.  It was horrible and it would simply not go away.

 

Like anyone would do I started going to see a doctor.  At first the doctor said you are fine just drink lots of water.  So i went out with that and drank a lot of water and basically try to wait for it to go away.  I went a few more times to the doctor and just to shut me up she said it's probably acid reflux. She she gave me a bunch of pills to try and it didn't really work so I got a bunch of xrays to see if I had reflux and I had nothing. I even got tested for the HP bacteria in my stomach. All good.   I saw an ENT doctor that gave me a bunch of things to do. He gave me a sinus rinse (neilmeds thing), I had some allergy tests (I was allergic to molds and dust mite). He could find anything so he said I need a septoplasty surgery to fix that deviated septum. The surgery didn't really, but I do breathe a bit better so that was good :)

 

So that was over a period of 5 years, can you believe it?  And just about 3 weeks ago I had a breakthrough.  I started thinking it's probably due to allergies since it was a bit worse when i was at work(I work in an office). But also it is due to DRY air and dry environment. So i got some benadryl pills (with no decongestant ). They say you can't take more than 8 a day so I started taking high dose of it. I was up to 6 a day and it was doing something(I am not suggesting you try that lol). It's a bit of a high dose and it was getting my nose even dryer and it would start to crust up in like blood.  So anyways I went with that and I went back to the ENT doctor and told him i take a lot of allergy pills. He said you nose is all dried up so he gave me and pump called Avamys (prescribed) and another pump called rhinaris nozoil which is made of 100% natural sesame oil.  So I got the idea that the problem is probably due to low moisture in my nose and allergies.  So here is what I used for the last 2 weeks or so and I can tell you I already feel 75% better. Today I just coughed 3 or 4 times and cleared my throat just a few times at work which was a little miracle for me.

 

The doctor told me to spray twice in each nostril with the avamys once a day. And spray with the rhinaris nozoil twice in each nostril 2 times a day. 

 

That helped, but here is my routine for the last 2 weeks and it’s getting better and better:

In the morning I take one Benadryl and spray ONCE in each nostril the avamys (the doctor said twice but i do it once). I also use two spray of that rhnaris nozoil (sesame oil) twice in the morning.

 

During the day I make sure my noise is moist so I put a bit of vasiline in there. I just put a little bit on my figure and rub it in. I do that when ever i feel like it.  Rhinaris also sales a nasal gel that does that, I have been using that as well. (some nastrol gel that you can buy at the pharmacy for 3$)

 

Also I have a second pump with water and salt, but since my doctor said sesame oil is good, I added a little bit of oil in that pump.  It’s just a little home made thing I carry around with me and use once in a while during the day.

After my lunch at work I take a second Benadryl.

In the evening I take a third Benadryl and spray my nose once in each nostril with the avamys and continue using my vasiline and home made spray.

Also I have a humidifier in my room that is on most of the time I am home.  Before going to sleep I put a lot of vasiline in my nose.

 

Anyways I have been doing that for 2 weeks now and I actually feeling it’s getting better and better. I have the feeling in a few days or a week I will start dosing done and see how it goes.

I thought I could share that information with you guys and I really hope it can help.

 

Just to be clear I want to say I am no doctor and I am not actually suggesting you do what I am doing, but I think it can give you some pointers.

Also I my first language is not English so sorry about the mistakes.

Good luck guys J

I'm on year 3 going through exactly what you are, the doctors are killing me prescribing medicines that dont work along with high prices. I'm with you I just wanna work then hide at home. This thing really literally drives you insane. I don't have a cure but I will find something. I refuse to. Continue to go through this, we have to keep talking and bounceing ideas off each other. If we can draw more attention to this then maybe the medical community will too. It's hard for someone to understand just how lonely,scared or out of place you feel, but we all do.

Well I'm no doctor, but an obvious answer to all of the above questions, is that you need to stay away, or at least cut down on, dairy products. If you think about it, most of us have an excessive amount of dairy daily! And too much of anything is not good! I am curious though, how many of us that have this issue (even though I also have this problem, I don't practice what I preach!), 'have type O blood! I do and according to the book "Eat Right for your Blood Type" (a must read by the way), we're not suppose to have ANY dairy products! Any of you out there who listen to coast to coast at night have heard a few guests speak of how bad dairy is for us and that's not just us type O people. So maybe try staying away from dairy completely for a week and see how you feel. It won't be easy, but If you're miserable enough, it's worth a shot. I mean, what have you got to lose?

My husband and I both got it this November as part of a severe bacterial infection, and while the other symptoms cleared up, this has not. I'm thinking the antibiotic didn't fully knock out the bacteria. It sounds like you and many others have tried endless antibiotics, but it is beyond coincidence that we should both have had it start at the same time and not go away, especially because my husband virtually never gets sick and his one hit him hard.

I have the same thing. It feels like there is always mucous in my throat and I can't get it to stop. I have to hock out my mucous 20x a day. My brother first told me to stop thinking about it and it'll go away. WRONG! That's some of the worst advise I've ever been given. My doctor doesn't think much of it, he told me to keep taking my antihistamines (allergy pills). They help, but taking allergy pills is far from a solution. All I want is to have a clear throat. Oh I also have trouble breathing when I go to sleep at night.

Well, me too...Been about 3 years now.  I'm a singer and this ain't good!  Went to ENT and he said drink more water.  Went to speech therapist and she said don't clear your throat.  (All of these are just simple descriptions.) Went back to ENT and he wanted me to take an acid reflux pill, which I took but didn't work.  Went to acupuncturist, who claimed it was sinus but the needles didn't work.  Talked to family doctor, he didn't even have a clue.  Apple cider vinegar?  Seemed to work for a while but nothing.  Trying aloe vera juice 3x a day presently.  We'll see... 

hi,
been 10 yrs for now, nose is dry and ok.
throat burns all the time, and if i light squeeze the outside
of my throat just below the jaw...it hurts likee heck.
i spit up about once a month a disc or chunk of something.
hard t swallw and food not always going down 100%.
and rear roof of my mouth always swollen.
went to reputable ENT, 10 tests and he gave me this.
prilosec and gaviscon.....4months now....and NO help at all..
ideas? thanks.

Just a note on the Neti Pot....



Do not use Tap Water as this treatment sends water past your nasel passages to your sinus cavity. If there is any bacteria in the water, this can cause an unwanted infection. Use distilled water only for the Neti Pot. It is safer and will prevent unwanted infections in the sinuses.



Hope this helps.

I have had the same symptoms that were going on for about 4 years I was frustrated beyond belief, every doctor, specialist, etc... always gave me the same answer which was No Answer.... and after doing a ton of research I thought I'd give it one last go to try a combination of things... I went down to the local herb store and didn't explain didn't ask for help...I had done the research and after 4 long years irritating years I can say I am mucous free. I did 3 cycles of a combination of adrenal compound support, which is used for regulating you immune system and reversing auto immune diseases which can cause your immune system to attack itself causing your body to produce an excess quart of mucous per day. Also phytocyllin was part of my cycle in capsule form which is used to treat a wide variety of immune deficiencies and disorders, and a special herb tea as well which is drank to dry up excess mucous and force it all out.....All of which are all natural medicines.. I throw in a cycle every so often to make sure that terrible aggravating mucous never comes back....I will say it is a little pricey all together but I couldn't put a price on a happy relief state of mind...I hope this helps some of you

Netti Bottle is much better than the Netti Pot for severe mucus..Twice a day..and really it Works

Try omprezole thats what they put me on something to do with assesive acid builds up in throat

i have the same as this maybe i will try what u have ive had nystatin fluconazole daktarin gel its sickening and does make you want to be sick alot ive also had endoscopy waiting biopsy results