Hi everyone I am tirelessly trying all sorts to budge what seems like dry mucus stuck at the back of my throat or top of t junction bottom of sternum, I’ve tried nebulising, inhaling it just doesn’t want to budge I take carbocystien any other suggestions lovely people .
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Dry u us stuck at back of throat
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Sometimes medication can cause this. Why not try gargling with salt water?
Have you tried. Drinking loads of water
Sucking mints
Put your carbocysteine up for a day
More nebuliser
Try chesty cough medicine.good luck
Perhaps try taking sips of a fizzy drink or mixing up a solution of bicarbonate of soda,sometimes gases passed back from the tummy help to shift stubborn food and it make well work with mucus,caution of course is always the word used.
Good luck x
I chew sugar free gum and drink soda water. It helps. problem is when finished gum, back it comes. try sugar free sweets and even sweets with sugar. i think medication causes this problem. gargling with salt water can help, but to do this regular is not good. Sorry can't be more help,
Could it be thrush
Have you tried stretching the facial muscles such as exaggerated yawing or chewing. I sometimes do a coughing noise /pant together or gargle. x
Try neilmed you can buy it in the chemist you make it up then follow the instructions it was recommended by a ent consultant an works wonders washing out all the horrible gunk
Hi Dave I did start doing that but I’m on oxygen 24/7 and my nose got really sore and dried up so the mucus was thicker thanks though appreciate it.
It's a shame you can't use a sinus rinse Carol. I used to get dried mucus stuck at the back of my throat, I think from post nasal drip, it used to make me gag. I trained myself to nose breathe and began using a neti pot. It changed my life! 😊
Breathing in steam (to which is added eucalyptus oil) might help soften it?
Have you been taught the Active Cycle of Breathing ? Drink loads,being well hydrated will help. Maybe steam inhalation? Good luck.
If its connected to your sinus's try inhaling menthol cystals or take an antihistamine it could help. These are what I use when my sinus' are playing up x
My first thought was - hot drinks. Lots of good advice on here. I was driven silly last week with indigestion. One Gaviscon later, instant cure! I hope you feel better soon Carol
Try NAC - works for me - available on internet but I believe some enlightened doctors will prescribe it- well researched antioxidant that breaks up mucus 👍
I use Pilocarpine. It causes your nose and throat to loosen the mucus - I struggle with this too as I have Sjogren's syndrome, but this does help. Note though that it might raise blood pressure
Hi what is pilocarpine? X
It is a script medication (allopathic) - at least here in the US. Here is some information:
DESCRIPTION
Pilocarpine, in appropriate dosage, can increase secretion by the exocrine glands. The sweat, salivary, lacrimal, gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal glands and the mucous cells of the respiratory tract may be stimulated.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Pilocarpine hydrochloride tablets are indicated for 1) the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth from salivary gland hypofunction caused by radiotherapy for cancer of the head and neck; and 2) the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth in patients with Sjogren's Syndrome.
I took this from the FDA website, but since they don't like links here, you can google it yes?
My friend has the same and her voice keeps coming and going not much but been told it’s mucous on her chest and drink plenty of water.