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Reason For Mucus Build Up In Throat, Irritation, Soreness?

The left side of my throat has been killing me for the last year or so, on and off. I find myself clearing my throat of mucus late at night and early in the morning for about an hour. If I let the the mucus build up, it feels irritated and sore. I do smoke daily. What should I do?
Thu, 3 Apr 2014
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Hello

Welcome in H.C.M.

I have gone through your query regarding excess mucous in throat and you are smoker as well.

Your symptoms favours for chronic pharyngitis and this may be secondary to sinusitis, tonsillitis or hypertrophied lymphoids of base of tongue. You should consult your ENT doctor for the same and my advice is to please quite the habbit of smoking as it appears harmful to you.

Till you are waiting for specialist you may take-

1- Mucolytic.

2- Warm saline gargling.

Probably your query is answered.

Regards.
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Reason For Mucus Build Up In Throat, Irritation, Soreness?

Hello Welcome in H.C.M. I have gone through your query regarding excess mucous in throat and you are smoker as well. Your symptoms favours for chronic pharyngitis and this may be secondary to sinusitis, tonsillitis or hypertrophied lymphoids of base of tongue. You should consult your ENT doctor for the same and my advice is to please quite the habbit of smoking as it appears harmful to you. Till you are waiting for specialist you may take- 1- Mucolytic. 2- Warm saline gargling. Probably your query is answered. Regards.