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What Causes Sore Throat And Excessive Spitting?

Dear doctor, i have a very sore throat, i m excessive spitting. i know its over when i finally spit out a yellowish clump of spit, its around the length of 3 inches, its not a little ball. i get this every other month. it takes two to three days to heal but what is this kind of sore throat do i have?
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Hi, there can be two reasons for this. One can be a sinus infection which is partially draining and thus gives frequent infections and when finally gets drained in the form of yellowish clump, the episode resolves. The other reason can be a chronic chest condition which gets partially resolved with the passage of this yellowish clump and then recurs after some time. Please see an ENT and get a CT scan Para nasal sinuses and a chest Xray done and according to the findings, further management can be planned. Meanwhile, mucolytic with steam inhalation and nasal decongestant drops should help. Regards
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What Causes Sore Throat And Excessive Spitting?

Hi, there can be two reasons for this. One can be a sinus infection which is partially draining and thus gives frequent infections and when finally gets drained in the form of yellowish clump, the episode resolves. The other reason can be a chronic chest condition which gets partially resolved with the passage of this yellowish clump and then recurs after some time. Please see an ENT and get a CT scan Para nasal sinuses and a chest Xray done and according to the findings, further management can be planned. Meanwhile, mucolytic with steam inhalation and nasal decongestant drops should help. Regards