If your throat feels sticky with phlegm all the time and you can’t cough it up, it may be related to chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis, reflux pharyngitis and chronic atrophic pharyngitis, etc. According to the cause of the disease and the extent of the disease, you need to choose the general treatment, medication and surgical treatment.
1. Chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis: after chronic simple pharyngitis continues to progress, more granular elevated lymphoid follicles may appear on the posterior wall of the pharynx, which are often scattered or fused into a large block, leading to the occurrence of foreign body sensation in the throat and the above symptoms. 20% silver nitrate solution can be taken to cauterize the hypertrophic lymphoid follicles, laser and radiofrequency cauterization of the posterior wall of the pharynx hyperplasia of the lesion tissue.
2. Reflux pharyngitis: after the pharyngeal mucosa is stimulated by the corrosion of refluxed gastric contents, it can cause tissue edema and increased secretion, resulting in a foreign body sensation in the pharynx, similar to the above symptoms. A light diet, small meals, and oral treatment with acid-suppressing drugs such as omeprazole and gastrointestinal-promoting drugs such as cisapride are needed. If the effect of conservative treatment is unsatisfactory, various types of gastric fundoplication can be chosen.
3. Chronic atrophic pharyngitis: adverse physical and chemical factors and inflammatory stimulation of the upper respiratory tract, causing the mucosa of the posterior pharyngeal wall to be dry, atrophic and thin, pale and shiny. The mucous membrane of the posterior pharyngeal wall is often covered with mucus or foul-smelling yellow-brown scabs, which are difficult to cough up. The symptoms can be relieved by gargling with compound borax gargle, taking iodized throat tablets, and applying compound iodized glycerin to the posterior pharyngeal wall. Multivitamin supplements are also needed.
When the throat has been feeling phlegm sticky feeling coughing, need to actively seek medical attention, systematic examination and clear diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment.