i have suffered for years with mucous clearing i would start at night with coughing and sometimes wake up choking and have to get up at "clear" i have had sinus scan, allergy testing lung x rays pulmonary specialist, and lung capacity test (blowing into the machine. my tests were all negative and my doctor said i had better air capacity than him. i always felt i would burst a blood vessel with the coughing and this winter developed an umbilical hernia from the cough. i have tried 3 different nose sprays and have an albuteral inhaler. FINALLY i read this web site and was amazed at all the people with this same(?) problem one post said gerd!! and she had no symptoms of heartburn. my doctor told me to buy amaprozole magnesium all day extended release capsules. evidently i was aspirating stomach acid in my sleep and the body was producing mucous to counter the effect of the "burn" i am 4 weeks 'CLEAR" OF THE deep build up, and only have a small amout of "throat clearing" from sinus drip. what a blessing!!! try it and thankyou so much for these feedbacks.
Do any of you smoke? I am baffled that no one has asked this question. If you answered yes to this question that you already have your answer. Stop inhaling the irritants in cigarette or marijuana smoke and the problem goes away. I sometimes smoke pot and when I combine smoking pot with allergy season I often end up with a type of asthma that will only bother me at night. During the day it is not a problem because I am moving around and mucus does not build up as easily. However, at night, when you lay down mucus builds up more easily in your airways and due to smoking, the cilia in your throat do not function properly and therefore cannot move mucus and other irritants out of your airways. This will cause a person to wake up coughing in the middle of the night due to a buildup of mucus. Also, a smokers airway is often irritated and less open, which is where the asthma comes in and an inhaler can help, but until you stop smoking this problem will not go away.
Do any of you smoke? I am baffled that no one has asked this question. If you answered yes to this question that you already have your answer. Stop inhaling the irritants in cigarette or marijuana smoke and the problem goes away. I sometimes smoke pot and when I combine smoking pot with allergy season I often end up with a type of asthma that will only bother me at night. During the day it is not a problem because I am moving around and mucus does not build up as easily. However, at night, when you lay down mucus builds up more easily in your airways and due to smoking, the cilia in your throat do not function properly and therefore cannot move mucus and other irritants out of your airways. This will cause a person to wake up coughing in the middle of the night due to a buildup of mucus. Also, a smokers airway is often irritated and less open, which is where the asthma comes in and an inhaler can help, but until you stop smoking this problem will not go away.
I am a former smoker and never had this problem when I smoked, altho I know I was damaging the cilia. Now I have an occasional cigarette (maybe 2 every 2 or 3 weeks) when I visit w/ a smoking friend and I can tell no difference. My very bad allergy problems started when I was exposed to new, cheap carpet in a place of business, altho I had allergic coughing for years. I am told I have allergic asthma, mild emphazema and bronchiectasis. This is the worst allergy season on record where I reside and it will be interesting to see how I react once May and 100 degree weather arrive. I use a respiratory vest twice a day to loosen the mucus, also on nebulizer w/symbicort ingredients. Rarely use albuterol, only if having spent alot of time outside. Actually cough up mucus plugs, then feel better.
I too have the same problem. My mucus is clear. I have ulcer type symptoms from drinking so i belive it is acid reflux that when you lie down the mucus goes into your lungs. Try a medicine for acid reflux (GERD). im going to get some now.
I replied to this post about smoking but obviously did not 'do' the correct thing with posting.
Anyway, I used to smoke but quit in 1986 and my problem started long after then ... so a 'no go' there for me!
@ James ... I have some Omeprazole (what they call it in Portugal) that hubby had to use with other tablets. Thanks for that tip and I am trying it out.
No, I don't smoke.
It seems that different causes may be behind the suffering.
I posted a few weeks ago. Thank god, it's gone. I was diagnosed with viral induced acute bronchitis, allergies, and asthma. My relief came from a suite of inhalers and Montelukast 10 mg tablets. I am 50 years old, incidentally.
im having the same coughing problem at night i cough the mucus up but it just keep coming i recently had a cold so im thinking thats the reason but now i have a feeling that it isint this is verry annoying does anyone have any advise?
can anyone help I am at my wits end and feel like taking an overdose just to get some sleep. Last year I had a deviated septrium operation. It has left me blowing up mucus every six hours but only through the left nostril. My nostril blocks up and then I have to get up and spend an hour blowing the stuff out. There is always blood in the mucus which is otherwise clear and sticky (I was told that this was healthy). The roof of my mouth is always sore. I can cope with this in the day but I get so little sleep. I can no longer drive and have lost my job through lack of concentration. I have been back to my ent surgeon several times but basically he does not want to know. He says it could be an allergy but I have been allergy tested. I have been on all the sprays available the only one that is good for unblocking is Rhinolast but that does not stop the mucus from coming up every 6 hours, there must be a reason why my body does this. Please can anyone help.
my husband has esophageal cancer and coughs up all the time and brings up phlegm. he does this sometimes for hours. can anyone help?
This month's (August) Readers Digest has a great article about your nose. It explains a lot I didn't know and was never able to find out from doctors. If you Google "A Day In The Life Of Your Nose" you will find it.
One thing is that it produces a quart of mucus a day. That has to go somewhere so unless you tie a bag under your nose and keep blowing out, it has to go down your throat. At night when you're sleeping you aren't doing much swallowing so it seems like that would explain coughing up a whole lot of it upon waking.