Thick sputum in the morning need to consider the occurrence of bronchitis, pneumonia, lung abscess, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchial dilatation, tuberculosis, nasal inflammation and other diseases.
1. Bronchitis: Bronchitis patients cough out sputum is generally presented with white mucus foam, and in the morning when you get up will be more, sputum tends to be more viscous and difficult to cough out. In addition, the amount of sputum will increase and the viscosity of sputum will increase after the infection.
2. Pneumonia: thick sputum in the morning may also be caused by pneumonia, staphylococcus aureus pneumonia caused by typical sputum is yellow purulent, streptococcus pneumonia is rust-colored sputum, the patient will also appear fever, cough, fatigue and other symptoms.
3. Lung abscess: lung abscess caused by anaerobic infection will cause patients to cough up a large amount of purulent sputum, and its typical symptoms also include recurrent fever, chronic cough, coughing up blood.
4. Pharyngitis: thick sputum in the morning may also be pharyngitis, patients also have sore throat, cough, fever, pharyngeal foreign body sensation and other symptoms.
5. Tonsillitis: Tonsillitis can also cause thick sputum in the morning, especially acute purulent tonsillitis.
6. Bronchiectasis: Bronchiectasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with common symptoms, including coughing, coughing up purulent sputum, recurrent infections, and recurrent hemoptysis.
7. Tuberculosis: A type of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, which can cause coughing, coughing up sputum, and sputum is purulent when combined with bacterial infection.
8. Nasal inflammation: Rhinitis, sinusitis and other inflammatory diseases of the nasal cavity can lead to thick sputum due to the reflux of some nasal secretions into the pharynx.
If the sputum is abnormally thick in the morning, you should consult a doctor in time.