My family wants to take me to the ER, but I think I just have too much mucus to deal with. When my nose gets stuffy (I've been ill for about two weeks now with no fever) and I start to drain, I will have moments where my throat feels like it's tight and my breathing is short. I just coughed so much that I vomited. My nose is clear now, but I still have the weird sensation of tightness that goes up to the back of my tongue. My tonsils don't feel enlarged, and I still have no fever. I actually feel fine, except I've started coughing within the last hour and have this sensation in my throat.