Clearing sticky phlegm in the throat is generally related to respiratory diseases and local inflammation of the throat; it can be treated by medication, changing daily habits, mechanical phlegm suction, nebulized inhalation and other methods. Mucous phlegm in the throat is common in respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis, pneumonia, lung tumors, respiratory tract tuberculosis, etc.; it can also be seen in the local inflammation of the throat, such as acute pharyngitis, chronic pharyngitis; expectoration methods are commonly used in the following ways: 1. medication: if the sticky phlegm in the throat is caused by infection, you can take antibiotics to treat the original disease effective expectoration, such as commonly used cephalosporin antibiotics, azithromycin, etc.; you can also take expectorant drugs, such as aminobromine tablets, bromohexine. 2. Changing daily habits: When there is mucous phlegm in the throat, you need to drink more water, forbid spicy and stimulating food, avoid tobacco and alcohol in daily life; when there is more mucous phlegm, you can take a semi-recumbent position and cough hard to promote phlegm discharge. 3. Mechanical suction: If the patient is unable to cough or is physically weak, the patient can be assisted to suck out the sputum through the sputum aspirator. 4. Nebulized inhalation: If it is not easy to cough out the mucus phlegm, nebulized inhalation can be used to reduce the inflammatory reaction and promote the discharge of phlegm, such as budesonide and acetylcysteine. When there is mucous phlegm in the throat, you need to go to the hospital in time to check the specific cause, standardize the medication and treatment after a clear diagnosis, and do not blindly use medication on your own to avoid delaying the condition.