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A member asked:

Coughing from the throat that sometimes causes me to stop breathing for afew seconds due to phlem clog in my throat .

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Dr. Ronald Ward answered

Cough: Laryngospasm, protective airway reflex. Drink a lot more water

Answered 12/15/2017

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I've been having phlegm for months now but no cough. Just the need to clear the phlegm from throat. I do not have fever nor difficulty of breathing. My phlegm is white and never had blood on it. Developed sore throat yesterday. Could this be COVID?

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