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Sticky, smelly lump of phlegm in my throat causing chronic bad breath. why is it always there?
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See your doctor: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person. He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.
Answered 12/9/2013
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You need to see ENT: You may have sinus infection or some other infection causing bad breath and lump of phlegm consult yoor doctor or an ENT specialist.
Answered 6/13/2018
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