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Excessive airway mucus secretion
Excessive airway mucus secretion is a clinical finding in which the airways that start in the throat and travel into the lungs produce more mucus than they normally do, typically as a result of smoking, infection, asthma, or allergies. This can lead to trouble breathing, wheezing, or a cough.
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Excessive airway mucus secretion?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have excessive mucus I feel like I always need to clean my airways by coughing or anything lately I am feeling like the mucus is so much in my stomach I feel it bad I cant sleep at night it makes me feel so scared?
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A 49-year old male asked:
An abscess tooth untreated for many years can cause bodily infections, but can it cause asthma-like symptoms (excessive mucus, airway constriction) ?
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A 41-year old male asked:
I cough for more than 2 weeks. Mostly at night and caused by mucus secretion in my deep throat. Hard to sleep. Took rubinstein but not useful. Advice?
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A 17-year old female asked:
What causes excess mucus in your throat and what to do about it?
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A 30-year old asked:
What causes excess mucus in throat and nose?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What causes excessive mucus in the back of throat?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can anxiety lead to excessive mucus in the throat and/or throat clearing?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Have difficulty swallowing due to excess mucus in throat? What could it be?
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A male asked:
Why does excessive mucus run down the back of my throat and choke me? I do a lot of coughing trying to get it the mucus up.
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A 53-year old female asked:
Can excessive mucus in your throat be caused by acid reflux?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Constant excessive mucus in throat for over a year and it interferes with breathing. What could be wrong and how do I clear it?
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A male asked:
What can I do for excessive mucus that runs down the back of my throat? It chokes me and i cough a lot.
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A 21-year old male asked:
What can be done to relieve excessive throat mucus and post nasal drip?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Does zyrtec drain mucus? after taking zyrtec for a week feels like it draining and got more mucus stuck in throat ??? if true how can stop excess mucus from taking zyrtec
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A male asked:
I got a cold in Taiwan in march. I have recovered except for excess mucus in throat and desire to cough. Desire will go away if I swallow mucus. ?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I get excessive sticky white mucus build up in the larynx area, is this likely to be pepsin, bile or acid, it never burns my throat ?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Rattling/rumbling sound in my throat as i exhale, as is phlegm's stuck but i can't feel it? excess mucus every day since jan 2013 after URI, advice?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Rattling/rumbling in throat as i exhale, as is phlegm's stuck but i can't feel it? excess mucus every day from jan 2013 after URI, yellow in morning?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have excessive phlegm/mucus coming from my throat that I spit out a couple times an hour. Happening for about 5 years now. Any OTC meds I can take?
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A 65-year old male asked:
Would asthma inhaler such as Flovent HFA help to reduce excessive mucus build up in throat?
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A female asked:
I woke up with excessive saliva and mucus-like liquid from my throat. My throat is very sore.
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A 57-year old male asked:
Just come out of flu bout. Days on end since with excess mucus or phlegm constantly flowing into throat. Sleep endlessly interrupted. Ears blocked ?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I've been taking aciphex (rabeprazole) twice daily for a year and still have LPR issues that include throat irritation and excess mucus. What can I do to help?
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A 70-year old male asked:
Can a retention cyst in the sphenoid and maxillary sinus cavities be responsible for excess & thickening mucus resulting in the sensation that you constantly have to clear your throat?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Excessive mucus in throat feels like choking. Worsen when lying down. No heartburn. GERD/LPR/something else?
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A 30-year old female asked:
At day 8 after cold onset. Everything else cleared, but when to be concerned about lingering sore throat and excessive nasal mucus (thick/green)?
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A 65-year old male asked:
Could a reduction in Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) after DBS surgery for Parkinson cause excessive mucus build up in throat? Noticing lot of mucus after Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) was reduced
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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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A 22-year old female asked:
I have excess mucus in lungs/throat-barely comes up when I cough-Shortness of breath and I have to cough frequently. No Bronchitis. Maybe asthma?
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