excessive mucous in elderly patient

63 answers - active on Feb 17th 2022
My 86 year old grandmother developes copius amounts of thick mucous in her throat that literally chokes and gags her. What can be the cause?
Dhruv Gupta, MD answered this in Excessive Mucous Production : Causes, Diagnosis And Treatment - READ MORE
I gave my mother musinex and it helped a lot. she had that for a month.
Im a caregiver to an 82yr she has same condition...I took her to an Ear Throat and Nose Dr he said it's common for the elderyand they make a specific nasal spray for that for the elderly. Also with my mom she uses a nebulizer with saline solution and helps her out a lot
Thank you, i am having the same problem myself and this morning I just about choked because of the phlem. I did mention it to my Doctor who said it was my lungs. I think I am going to have to work it out myself. I appreciatie all the advice given on this page, and I am also looking into Yin Yoga, to aid me.
Ursula, please contact me. I'd love to compare notes as I'm going through this with my father and an art my wits end. Every doctor we've seen has no answers. Thanks so much _removed_
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