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Suggest Remedies For Excessive Sputum
Question: I HAVE EXCESSIVE SPUTAM IN MY MOUTH.HAVE TO HAWK IT OUT 2-3 TIMES IN A DAY.MOUTH REMAINS STICKY AND HAVE TO KEEP SPITTING.PLEASE HELP
Brief Answer:
Take symptomatic treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM.
Excessive sputum from mouth is likely indicative of throat infection (pharyngitis) which either could be viral infection or sometimes due to bacterial infection.
But let me know some more information from you,
Since how many days your are having excess sputum?
Are there any other symptoms like fever or sore throat?
Since you have already been given antibiotic course,I would suggest you to take some symptomatic treatment.
Do steam inhalation 3 or 4 times daily with warm salt water gargles.
Oral antiseptic mouth wash (like listerine or chlorhexidine) would also be helpful.
Avoid cold water or cold products,doing so may cause further inflammation in throat.
Nebulisation twice daily with broncho-dilators respules (Levolin or duolin or budecort) will be helpful to get rid of mucus easily.
NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) will have very less role here unless you have pain in throat.
By this symptomatic treatment,your sputum will start to reduce day by day and we expect that it may take 7 or 10 days to subside it completely.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip Kabra
Take symptomatic treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM.
Excessive sputum from mouth is likely indicative of throat infection (pharyngitis) which either could be viral infection or sometimes due to bacterial infection.
But let me know some more information from you,
Since how many days your are having excess sputum?
Are there any other symptoms like fever or sore throat?
Since you have already been given antibiotic course,I would suggest you to take some symptomatic treatment.
Do steam inhalation 3 or 4 times daily with warm salt water gargles.
Oral antiseptic mouth wash (like listerine or chlorhexidine) would also be helpful.
Avoid cold water or cold products,doing so may cause further inflammation in throat.
Nebulisation twice daily with broncho-dilators respules (Levolin or duolin or budecort) will be helpful to get rid of mucus easily.
NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) will have very less role here unless you have pain in throat.
By this symptomatic treatment,your sputum will start to reduce day by day and we expect that it may take 7 or 10 days to subside it completely.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip Kabra
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
1)I AM FACING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS.
2)NO FEVER,NO SOAR THROAT.
3)I HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANTIBIOTIC COURSE THREE TIMES BY MY DOCTOR DURING THIS PERIOD.IN ADDITION HE HAS ALSO GIVEN ME PREDNET16 TWICE A DAY FOR 8 DAYS AND REPEATED THE SAME AGAIN AFTER ONE MONTH.
4)I HAVE BEEN INHALING STEAM TWICE A DAY FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
5)I HAVE USED FLOMIST NASAL SPRAY-TWO BOTTLES.
6)PLEASE ADVICE THE NAME OF THE BRONCHO-DILATORS RESPULES THAT I SHOULD USE.
BEST REGARDS.
DODA DB M-0000
2)NO FEVER,NO SOAR THROAT.
3)I HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANTIBIOTIC COURSE THREE TIMES BY MY DOCTOR DURING THIS PERIOD.IN ADDITION HE HAS ALSO GIVEN ME PREDNET16 TWICE A DAY FOR 8 DAYS AND REPEATED THE SAME AGAIN AFTER ONE MONTH.
4)I HAVE BEEN INHALING STEAM TWICE A DAY FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
5)I HAVE USED FLOMIST NASAL SPRAY-TWO BOTTLES.
6)PLEASE ADVICE THE NAME OF THE BRONCHO-DILATORS RESPULES THAT I SHOULD USE.
BEST REGARDS.
DODA DB M-0000
Brief Answer:
Levolin or duolin with budecort respules.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for sharing more information.
You can buy Levolin or duolin with budecort respules for nebulisation as I already mentioned.
You can also continue with flomist nasal spray and steam inhalation.
Also,there is no issue to take predmet 16 (methylprednisolone) as directed by your doctor.It will help to reduce further inflammation.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip kabra
Levolin or duolin with budecort respules.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for sharing more information.
You can buy Levolin or duolin with budecort respules for nebulisation as I already mentioned.
You can also continue with flomist nasal spray and steam inhalation.
Also,there is no issue to take predmet 16 (methylprednisolone) as directed by your doctor.It will help to reduce further inflammation.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip kabra
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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