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I often get mild allergies and post nasal drip into my lungs as a result. can the constant and chronic phlegm in lungs lead to asthma over time?
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No: It is rather the opposite, asthma means chronic inflammation of the airways, whether that inflammation is due to an allergen or not , yet to be determined by testing. Chronic inflammation leads to increased sectetion of the mucus glands in the airways causing the increased sputum production and further narrowing of the airways. Check aaaai.org or acaai.org for an allergist in your area, good luck
Answered 12/26/2015
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