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Thick saliva or mucus

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How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Mouth

Is Symptom of

Common cold
Condition
Upper respiratory infection
Condition
Flu (influenza)
Condition
Upper respiratory tract infection
Condition
Influenza
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A 36-year old female asked:

Why is it that every morning I wake up of me getting such thick saliva, or mucus in my mouth?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

My throat seems to always be filled with thick saliva or mucus. Food doesn't always go down smoothly and I gulp loudly when i drink liquid?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

Why do I get some thick saliva or mucus in my mouth and throat after brushing my teeth?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

I am experiencing thick saliva or mucus in the back of my mouth where the wall of the throat is. It's been going on for 2 months, no coughing, no colds, just yellow mucus which could possibly the reason why I have yellow snot (not wet) in my nose.

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old male asked:

I am experiencing heart palpitations and nasal congestion. The following also describe me: Nasal drainage, Difficulty breathing through nose, Post nasal drip, Runny nose, Feeling anxious, Sneezing, Sore throat, Cough, and Thick saliva or mucus. ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

I am experiencing cough blood in phlegm, with phlegm or mucus, mucus, nasal congestion, sore throat, ear pressure, thick saliva or mucus, and runny nose but none of: difficulty breathing through nose, body aches, aching muscles, generalized weakness, lac

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

I am experiencing nasal congestion, sinus pain, sore throat, frequent coughing, mucus, thick saliva or mucus, swollen glands, fever, lack of sense of smell, chest congestion, generalized weakness, cough, toothache, headache, facial pain or pressure, fatig

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

Extra saliva, sometimes thick, spitting white mucus. Is it a stomach problem?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

Why I wake up with a thick white saliva and mucus in the mouth and stuck in your teeth, and during the day is also my somewhat thick saliva why?

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A 23-year old female asked:

For the past 12 months I have been experiencing thick saliva, nose mucus contaminated with blood, and 'gritty' eyes. What could this be due to?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

Frothy thick saliva. Dry mouth while bottom of tongue tip feels glued with saliva, chronic cough, stuffed dry nose (no mucus), post nasal drip-white ?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

My baby has thick white stuff mixed with mucus coming out of her mouth about and hour after every feeding, she is formula fed?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A member asked:

Hii am suffering from cold with greenish whitish thick excessive mucus with foul smell in mouth for more than 5 month.Excessive thin sputum alltime .

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

What are causes of dry mouth and thick mucus? I drink a lot of water and I am not on meds, what could be the issue?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

I get mucus out of my mouth and nose too. Sometimes because of talking sometimes out of the blue. It comes out thick white or yellow. Please help.

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A male asked:

Not sick, and I am already off all foods i'm allergic to, but I have tons of mucus in my throat and mouth. Thick, slimy, gags me! what is it? Candida?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 32-year old female asked about a male:

My son has a bloody scab & thick, yellow mucus in his nose. He has a scab on the corner of his mouth & red spots on his face as well. Any ideas?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

White tongue for 2 months, dry mouth, thick mucus. Already tried 2 bottles of nystatin and 2 ten day doses of 150mg diflucan nothing is helping?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old female asked:

Why am i getting thick mucus dripping from back of throat into my mouth. it has now become very salty at times i gag and event vomit bile in mornings trying to cough it up?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old male asked:

Some times when I sniff and spit it through mouth The mucus have thick traces of blood. Also Some times I got bloody nasal particles or fresh blood from nose Happened usually with in day of spitting. No cough and soar throat after this episode Help?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

Mucous in throat/mouth on a daily basis, worse during the morning after waking up, lots thick phlegm is present, sometimes causes bad breath..help?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

Can post nasal drip cause dry mouth? My mouth has been pretty dry for over 24 hours, been clearing thick mucous from throat. Drinking plenty of water

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

Impacted&rotten wisdom teeth, can it cause sore throat, ear pain, jaw pain?Mainly sore throat at back of mouth(annoying). Always swallowing thick mucous

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

What neurotransmitter stimulates the production of tears, saliva, and mucus?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

What illness leads to an overflow of saliva/mucus in the mouth?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 26-year old male asked:

Already with a cold for 5 days, only hard coughing, there's still a chance to develop conjunctivitis? If enter in contact with my own saliva/mucus?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

I am having trouble swallowing, mainly saliva. It feels like my tongue is blocking the mucus from entering my throat?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

What do I do about extra saliva and mucus from hiv?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old female asked about a female:

What can cause excessive saliva and phlegm(mucus) secreation from the mouth?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A female asked:

Can spitting help get most germs out during a cold? & not spitting mucus, just any saliva that comes

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

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