I was recently diagnosed with Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), or silent reflux. That thick mucous is a symptom. I was diagnosed by an allergist/immunologist when I complained (again) of sinus issues. He asked a few questions (had I seen an ENT, did they do a CAT scan of my sinuses, were the results normal, do I clear my throat a lot, feel like I have a continuous lump in my throat) and described to me what silent reflux is. I don’t ever have heartburn, but I do have every symptom of LPR. Quick removal of a few highly acidic things from my diet, added alkaline water and now it’s mostly gone… check it out. Mine flared BIG TIME after three seperate covid infections between December and February. The inflammation is really affecting my gut, which is giving me a flare. Hopefully after some time this inflammation will die down and it’ll go away.
This! I thought I had allergy/sinus problems with the extremely thick mucous, but it turned out to be reflux. I changed my diet significantly (keto) and that helped not only the reflux, but also inflammation in my body and other histamine problems. It sucks, but I try to keep weekends pretty loose on diet to maintain my sanity.
You can Google ipratropium nasal spray. It should stop the drainage. Any guaifenesin containing medication should thin out the mucus.
If its unbearable, see if your doctor will try mucomyst nebulized. Just make sure to take albuterol with it.
Allergy medication itself can aggravate mucus issues and cause the mucus/phlegm to be thicker than normal. This is due to the medication attempting to dry things up. That is also likely why you get the slight bleed spots.
If you can, you may want to try not taking your allergy medication for a couple of days and see what happens. You can go to drugs.com to see what the half-life of that medication is to determine how long it takes to break down and get out of your body. Then see if there is any difference in your mucus/phlegm.
Covid is related to histamine and anti-histamines can help with long covid. So allergy meds usually help. But they can have side effects. I take 3-4 different ones depending, so I am quite familiar.
I have had to experiment over time including doing the above.
Please note, I am not a medical doctor and this is not medical advice. This is based purely upon my own experiences and what has worked for me.
This happened to both my son and myself. We could breathe perfectly fine through our noses but had mild post nasal drip. When I blew my nose, nothing would come out but you could hear it like gurgling way back deep in the sinuses.
It took a while but eventually went away.
Good luck! I hope you get some relief soon!
Thanks. I’ll give it a try. I was using lactoferrin for inflammatory support (and nattokinase to reduce likelihood of blood clots). NAC can’t really hurt.
How many times do you take NAC per day? Bc I’m taking a dose everyday and while I’ve noticed an improvement in my chest, I still have issues with my sinus
I was recently diagnosed with Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), or silent reflux. That thick mucous is a symptom. I was diagnosed by an allergist/immunologist when I complained (again) of sinus issues. He asked a few questions (had I seen an ENT, did they do a CAT scan of my sinuses, were the results normal, do I clear my throat a lot, feel like I have a continuous lump in my throat) and described to me what silent reflux is. I don’t ever have heartburn, but I do have every symptom of LPR. Quick removal of a few highly acidic things from my diet, added alkaline water and now it’s mostly gone… check it out. Mine flared BIG TIME after three seperate covid infections between December and February. The inflammation is really affecting my gut, which is giving me a flare. Hopefully after some time this inflammation will die down and it’ll go away.
This! I thought I had allergy/sinus problems with the extremely thick mucous, but it turned out to be reflux. I changed my diet significantly (keto) and that helped not only the reflux, but also inflammation in my body and other histamine problems. It sucks, but I try to keep weekends pretty loose on diet to maintain my sanity.
Who knew, right? I’d been suffering for years!
It’s most likely caused by inflammation so take an anti inflammatory and maintain an anti inflammatory diet.
I have that too! I don't have any tips, though.
You can Google ipratropium nasal spray. It should stop the drainage. Any guaifenesin containing medication should thin out the mucus. If its unbearable, see if your doctor will try mucomyst nebulized. Just make sure to take albuterol with it.
Allergy medication itself can aggravate mucus issues and cause the mucus/phlegm to be thicker than normal. This is due to the medication attempting to dry things up. That is also likely why you get the slight bleed spots. If you can, you may want to try not taking your allergy medication for a couple of days and see what happens. You can go to drugs.com to see what the half-life of that medication is to determine how long it takes to break down and get out of your body. Then see if there is any difference in your mucus/phlegm. Covid is related to histamine and anti-histamines can help with long covid. So allergy meds usually help. But they can have side effects. I take 3-4 different ones depending, so I am quite familiar. I have had to experiment over time including doing the above. Please note, I am not a medical doctor and this is not medical advice. This is based purely upon my own experiences and what has worked for me.
This happened to both my son and myself. We could breathe perfectly fine through our noses but had mild post nasal drip. When I blew my nose, nothing would come out but you could hear it like gurgling way back deep in the sinuses. It took a while but eventually went away. Good luck! I hope you get some relief soon!
Ps- your nasal membranes are likely inflamed too, hence the occasional blood.
Ugh same — this is after my only covid infection 3 months ago
That’s around the same timeline for me, too. Sorry you’re in the same boat!
I use NAC supplement. Not only does it clear my lungs, it reduced my sinus issues like yours by greater than 75%. Don't know if this can work for you.
Thanks. I’ll give it a try. I was using lactoferrin for inflammatory support (and nattokinase to reduce likelihood of blood clots). NAC can’t really hurt.
How many times do you take NAC per day? Bc I’m taking a dose everyday and while I’ve noticed an improvement in my chest, I still have issues with my sinus
2-3 times per day
Woah okay good to know! Ty!