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A 48-year-old member asked:

How can i get rid of catarrh (mucus, phlegm)?

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Dr. Jason Smith
Dr. Jason Smithanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Salt water: Try gargling with warm salty water. Use a teaspoon in 8 oz of warm water and gargle and spit.
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A 51-year-old member asked:

How can I get rid of this thick mucus/phlegm?

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Dr. Franklyn Gergits
Dr. Franklyn Gergitsanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 31 years experience
Thick Mucus: Greetings. Treating thick mucus first begins with hydration. Try a saline nasal wash like the NeilMed kits. Guifenessin commonly sold as Mucinex (guaifenesin) will also act as a mucolytic. Remember to drink plenty of water and even sleep with a humidifier. These actions should help resolve your thick mucus.
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What do I need to get rid of yellow, thick mucus / phlegm? Comes out when I blow my nose and cough it up. Thanks
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Hello Doctor, I've been having this mucus/phlegm around the throat area that everyday irritates me. Is there a way I can get rid of this permanently?
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A 45-year-old male asked:
I wake up every morning with mucous in my chest and blocked nose, this has been every morning for 5 months and cant get rid of it. Its uncomfortable and till I cough out the phlegm on my chest it is very uncomfortable. I smoke which is an irritant ?
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dark brown phlegm when i clear my throat / blow nose (1 week now). Sometimes i get completely clear mucus. Don't drink/smoke. No other symptoms.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Since a child i usually get a type of sore throat that produces excess saliva. Most irritating at night in bed. What is this? It is not mucus/phlegm.
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