There are many reasons for mucous phlegm in the throat, such as bad habits, poor glandular secretion, chronic pharyngitis, etc. Different causes and different treatments.
1. Bad habits: If the patient has been smoking and drinking for a long time, it may cause occasional symptoms of sticky phlegm, so it is recommended that the patient change his bad habits and try to avoid smoking and drinking.
2. Poor glandular secretion function: With age, when people reach middle age, their glandular secretion function becomes poor, and phlegm will form mucous phlegm if it accumulates for a long time. Patients are advised to drink more hot water to relieve the symptoms.
3. Chronic pharyngitis: Chronic pharyngitis can cause symptoms of mucous phlegm in the throat. Patients are advised to inhale saline or budesonide to relieve the inflammation of the throat, and to take aminoglutethimide or acetylcysteine to promote the discharge of phlegm.
If the patient continues to have sticky phlegm in the throat, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital for examination and treatment under the guidance of a doctor. The above medications need to be used under the guidance of a doctor.