Overproduction of mucus can lead to excessive coughing, and irritation and may even interfere with breathing. While cold and cough are major causes, other factors can also contribute to this ...

Medications like Vicks Vapo-Rub or topical menthol ointment may also provide symptomatic relief, says Dr. Adalja. In adults ...

Excess mucus, whether in the back of your throat or ... But he also stressed that there is no evidence that swallowing mucus you cough up harms your stomach or intestines. If you go this route ...

Ampadu tells PS. Along with nighttime coughing, the excess mucus can also cause you to feel hoarse or leave you with a sore ...

Chest congestion is usually caused by excess mucus in the airways, says Meilan King Han, M.D., M.S., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of ...

Coughing is the body's way of clearing the airways of viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and excess mucus. There are two primary types of coughs: productive and unproductive coughs. A productive, or wet ...

When mucus is thick, it may block the respiratory tract impairing proper breathing. He said cough is therefore the way our body eliminates excess phlegm. Being a defence mechanism, the cough ...