The phlegm with hard lumps in the throat may be related to atrophic pharyngitis, caseous rhinitis, tonsil stones and so on.
1. Atrophic pharyngitis: long-term in the dirty and dry environment, subject to chronic inflammation, caused by atrophy and thinning of the mucous membrane of the pharynx, the color pale and shiny, often with viscous secretions or yellow-brown scabs with a foul smell, can be coughed up from the throat with a hard sputum.
2. Caseous rhinitis: nasal drainage obstruction leads to inflammatory secretions retained in the nasal cavity, secretion drainage is not smooth, and then the nasal mucosa caseous necrosis and purulent secretion concentration, and ultimately the formation of caseous material accumulation in the nasal cavity. In the secretion backflow to the throat, can be manifested as a hard lump of phlegm in the throat.
3. Tonsil stones: this disease is often associated with chronic tonsillitis, in the tonsil mucosa epithelial shedding mixed with food debris after the formation of caseous calcium deposits, stone shedding mixed with sputum coughed up from the throat, can be manifested as a hard sputum.
If you have lumpy phlegm in your throat, you can actively seek medical advice and systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis and cause of the disease.