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Removing Mucus from esophagus

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Need to know how remove mucus in throat and esophagus without having to sneeze my head off every 20 - 30 minutes? I have been diagnosed with the flu.

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steph02

wHen you find out please let me know I find myself in the same boat as you i went to my GP the other day who gave me a course of antibiotics the cough soon went i can't seem to shift this phlegm it is really annoying and keeps me awake at nights

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LostinHeadSpace

Would Guafenesin (Mucinex) help? It thins out the mucus.

Hi 12638rsm!

This is our particular experience:

•Phlegm and choking: The first thing is to remain calm during episodes of truly shocking coughs. The second is that a physician rules out an infection in the respiratory tract.

•It is not a big problem that the patient swallows his phlegm. For phlegm tro be fluid, it is important to drink liquids. Steam inhalation from boiling water with a few drops of Eucalyptus essence and a small spoonful of Vicks Vaporub (Olbas Oil in U.K.) with a towel covering head and bowl helps. (One to three times a day.) Medications like "Mucosan" (Ambroxol hydrochloride) in the morning and in the afternoon help.

•In case of choking, raise both arms at shoulder height, breathe only through the nose intensely, retain air a couple of seconds and then force the cough.

•There is a suction machine which helped a lot with the very sticky phlegm. We have NOT used it yet.

•A steam atomizer to keep the air in the room moist helped, too. (40% - 52% moist advisable.)

•The physiotherapists have exercises reinforcing trunk muscles to improve the cough response to choking.

Hoping to be usefull.

Hug.

Luis

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margh2468

Leon(hubby) suffers from choking constantly, it is his greatest fear, I use a vaporizer, biosolvin to break up the phlegm, and postural drainage (a gentle patting on the back with cupped hands), also blowing bubbles into a cup/bottle of water, (physio taught us this one it helps immensley) and a swab with a foam head, not unlike a toothbrush shape, to wipe out his mouth and gums as he cannot spit out the phlegm. Hope this is of some help

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