Sore throat

[Molly161018]

I keep getting a sore throat in the night/morning when I wake up.

Do I recall something about post nasal drip being connected to hypothyroidism? But if it's this would I have other symptoms?

Any ideas/advice gratefully received!

[Buddy195 Administrator]

I find Sterimar nasal spray really useful; it was recommended here following a previous post I made. It’s pure water, so no chemicals. Best wishes to you.

[Molly161018 in reply to Buddy195]

Ok that's very helpful thank you 🙂

[sunsation1]

I suffer with the same

[thyr01d]

If the sore throat gets better once you are up and about but returns overnight it could be that you are breathing through your mouth in your sleep, which can cause these symptoms

[Molly161018 in reply to thyr01d]

Yes ok good point... could well be the problem.

[thyr01d]

In a way I hope so because it should be easy to resolve.

[Molly161018 in reply to thyr01d]

Not sure how I know though...😆😆 And how do I go about resolving it? 🤔

[thyr01d]

I don't know either. I sometimes wake myself up snoring so when I settle down to sleep I lie on my side with a pillow under my chin to keep my mouth shut - but then of course I move in the night. Sounds as if we need to be bound up! Mobcaps???! 😀

[Molly161018 in reply to thyr01d]

🤣🤣🤣 Yes I sometimes find I've been dribbling in my sleep...🤭...so I guess that's a good sign I do it!!

[thyr01d]

🤣

[limonene7]

Sounds like it might be laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) also known as silent reflux. It is quite common and due to refluxing stomach acid and pepsin during your sleep and/ or pepsin being refluxed as an aspirate in the gas when one burps. The pepsin can get into the larynx, nose, middle ear etc and cause symptoms like post nasal drip, sore throat, ear popping, pain and other symptoms. I developed this a few months after starting Levo. It is likely due to low stomach acid from being hypo thyroid. Low stomach acid as well as poor stomach motor complexes can then lead to overgrowth of bacteria or fungus in the small intestine. I find I burp a lot when I eat carbs, especially high fibre carbs like beans because the microbes ferment it in the small intestine and produce gas. I think because the gas is produced from beneath the stomach acid as opposed to just entering the stomach like when you swallow air or drink fizzy drinks, it collects some of the stuff in your stomach Acid, like Pepsin, on the way out.