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2 years of throat clearing, thick mucus and post nasal drip sensation (allergy/reflux/nerve?)

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derekjp
derekjp

Hello,

Suffering for 2 years with sensation of thick mucus stuck at the back of the nose, which I'm often able to hock up out of my mouth (clear but very "snotty" and like thick glue when it's in a tissue).

Sometimes it gets in my throat and I often clear my throat all day long too. I guess this is post-nasal drip, but not watery or thin (like you apparently get from an allergy), it's very thick and feels awful like a lump or glob that won't move, until I hock it up, but within minutes it's back again...

Tried all reflux and allergy medications (double-dose PPIs, steroid sprays, allergy RAST tests, antihistamines, singulair, antihistamine sprays, nasal irrigation, gastrocopy, multiple nasal/throat endoscopes, sinus CT scans), and they can't identify the problem... All of my symptoms disappear completely, when I eat or lay down with my head to either side (which I find very odd! Equally, if I take pseudoephridrine (oral decongestant), my symptoms go too (but I know that's not a long term option).

Anyone ever dealt with anything similar or know what to suggest next?I've been thinking of self-treating with amitriptyline (10mg at night) and gabapentin (100mg 3x per day), to see if this is a hypersensitivity/nerve issue. I have absolutely no other symptoms and can't live much longer like this, it's completely ruined my life and things are just getting worse sad

Thanks for any help at all.

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  • barry12128
    barry12128 derekjp

    Posted

    i would like to know how many people recieved that HN1 flu shot back in 2010 & 2011? Months later is when I started to develop these symptoms I have today.

    • barry12128
      barry12128

      Posted

      P.S. Look at the side effects from that shot Hypersensitive Reactions, Runny Nose and Stuffy Nose....etc.

    • solomon46581
      solomon46581 barry12128

      Posted

      That is interesting question. Mine started when i moved back to California back in 2012. i will dig in to the time i received the shot.

    • BadDNA
      BadDNA barry12128

      Posted

      No, I've never had a flu shot of any kind.

      I have autoimmune issues and I have also had Guillain-Barre syndrome so i cant take them now anyway.

    • perry37168
      perry37168 barry12128

      Posted

      its defo not the jab , ive never had it abd been like this for the last 7 years. had a number of sinus operations and nothing been getting worse these last 6 months. got another operation planned in soon dont hold much hope. its really starting to get me down now

  • nita28209
    nita28209 derekjp

    Edited

    Still here after over 3 years. Now my cough is wet and I swallow the mucus that I cough up because I can't hock it out. But then, there it is again, more cough, more mucus. Is yours any better?

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