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What Causes Excessive Phlegm In The Throat While Having COPD?
I have a awful problem with phelmn in my throat and not being able to get it up or down. It feels like it is choking me. I do not have a cold etc. I take hydrocodone 6 times daily. i have copd and emphazema. I t appears as if i have suddenly become allergic to everything. Never had this problem at all.
The main cause of copd is airway obstruction..inturn it causes dyspnea cough exaccebarations etc...because of it it's easy to get infected resulting in bacterial and viral infection which causes cough with phelgm...it's advised to take you're antibiotics along with ur nebulization...cortico steroids won help to come down ur cough or phlegm...if u have cough for more than a month..it's advised to get one sputum culture done..I hope this resolved you're issue's...
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What Causes Excessive Phlegm In The Throat While Having COPD?
The main cause of copd is airway obstruction..inturn it causes dyspnea cough exaccebarations etc...because of it it s easy to get infected resulting in bacterial and viral infection which causes cough with phelgm...it s advised to take you re antibiotics along with ur nebulization...cortico steroids won help to come down ur cough or phlegm...if u have cough for more than a month..it s advised to get one sputum culture done..I hope this resolved you re issue s...