Chronic Throat Clearing Causes 

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I’ve been dealing with constant throat congestion/throat clearing for about a total of 8 years now. I’ve had 3 sinus surgeries done, have seen multiple ENT’s, allergists, doctors, etc., have tried sinus rinses with saline solution along with taking a variety of medications for years and have seen almost no improvement of my condition. It significantly and visibly affects my ability to speak normally, breathe comfortably, and impacts my quality of life all day and every day. It’s become more than clear that this condition is difficult to diagnose properly and treat, but from my understanding it’s a combination of both chronic sinusitis and acid reflux. I would do just about anything to find a cure for this.

I also suffered from this but the following has diminished it almost completely. Brush your tongue really well morning and night. Drink purple grape juice or water mixed with apple cider vinegar. Eat a small breakfast if this happens to you early morning. Do not over eat and do not eat late (2 hours before bed time). Have a food journal and track the foods and symptoms. For me, it's spicy food and eating too much chocolate. Server since taking colustrum-ld to repair intestinal tract and replanish good bacterias, my symptoms has decreased from minimal to none. Hope this helps others because i wished someone would have told me this years ago when it was really bad with lump in throat feeling, bloating and always having to burp for relief after meals.

The thing is it doesn't hurt or cause any damage for me, its just really annoying and everyone gets mad at me whenever i do it

I have this problem and use to annoy myself so much, now I don't even realize it anymore. My husband was never annoyed he said he can always find me in a store easily though if we wander off lol hearing my loud random cough. My husband thinks mine is due to being allergic to dust which is the allergy I tested positive for and dust is literally everywhere. He blames this on my mom who is an obsessive cleaner and raised me in too sterile of an environment

My son is 14 and has made a throat clear noise since he was young when he heard someone else do it. His throat itched and it helped. It’s more of a growling air gargle sound. He would do it all the time and it’s worse in his sleep. We have seen an ENT and allergist. He IS allergic to most of the plants in our area but it’s the night time that is making it unbearable for him. He has his own room now because his brother can’t get any sleep. He doesn’t know he is doing it. We have him take Benadryl at night and have an air purifier in him room. I feel it will never get better. He cant go on camp outs or sleep overs or have a roommate if this is his life. This is so upsetting. And this video only confirms how hard it is to find a solution. I am crying.

Sometimes, Can't concentrate on anything. It is annoying

😂😂😂 good thing i dont live with anyone id drive em crazy i be sounding like General Grievous

I have this problem, and right now I'm sick with the cold and I'm feeling it 10x more, its torture!

I am suffering from constant mucus in the throat. It seriously ruins my life. I need to be careful.

Antihistamines meds are good and drink lots of water and exercise . Meditation works wonders but all this takes a few days to kick in stay calm and enjoy life god bless

I didn’t realize this was a thing - I thought I just had bad sinuses

i think I developed post nasal drip and throat clearing ever since working with chemicals and dust due to construction job environment

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I clear mine all the time ugh 😩 my husband hates even being around me anymore!

I’ve been struggling with chronic throat clearing for 3 years now and it is SO bad. I clear my throat at least once every 60 seconds sometimes far more when it’s worse. It’s awful because it annoys the people you are with and it makes you feel so embarrassed and ashamed.

Does anyone have anything similar to this? -Mucus gets stuck in my throat all the time. -Then I cough it up because the mucus in my throat makes my voice sound weaker and it feels like there's a lump in my throat. When I have coughed it up, it returns within half a minute / minute. -I've already tried everything like clearing my throat less to avoid it becoming a habit or drinking tea with honey. This makes it easier to cough up the mucus down my throat, but it doesn't solve the problem that the mucus comes back every few seconds. That's why I dread going to quiet places like the gym, work or classrooms because you're in a class or building with a lot of people where the sound of coughing is more noticeable and then it's irritating to have your throat all the time to scrape. Also psychologically; because I now know that if I get to a place where it gets worse and think about it, that thought stresses me out and it automatically gets worse. (When I have stress or anxiety symptoms, these throat clearing symptoms become much worse; the whole tone of my voice changes and the mucus is back within seconds and coughing up is more difficult.) -If I talk for a long time, my voice also becomes weaker and I am less easy to understand - No alcohol, unhealthy food or drink and only smoking a cigarette on weekends. Enough water and daily tea with honey. From the moment I wake up to the moment I fall asleep I suffer from it. When I exercise I also suffer more. - +- 8 months of serious problems. That's why I'm done with it now. Please share your tips, its driving me crazy

I have the nerve damage for sure, cause i breath fine but it feels like a big glob is in there

Excellent short video and guidance. Thank you!!!

I hope the doctors find a cure Very soon

It can possibly be a vocal tic caused by a mild form of Tourette syndrome.

My son has been clearing his throat for months now. He has a history of Gerd, so he has been taking antacids daily for a while now and it doesn't help with his throat clearing! He's going to the doctor here in a couple days so.. we'll see! , myself, had a polyp on my vocal cord, years ago, that caused this same reaction but eventually my voice got really horsey and my throat would hurt by the end of the day the more I talked! Which, polyps can be caused by straining your vocal chords so... we shall see what's going on with my dude!

your videos are very good and have a wide message thank you

Very informative video. Thanks a lot

My mom clears her throat every 5 seconds everyday she’s awake. As someone with misophonia I can’t even be around her without getting annoyed as fuck

I always clear my throat and sometimes theres a little blood coming out too with mucus is it because i always trying to cough the mucus out ???

I’ve been doing this since last fall when I had pneumonia. Strange ……..

Thanks for sharing

its been 2 years . still ongoing

I had this for a month or 2 now ever since I got a sinus infection

I clear my throat like everyday even in class it is so annoying😩😩😢

Imagine making a video and talking about 100 causes of chronic throat clearning yet none of them amounts to more than 1 % of causes. The only one important cause of chronic throat clearing in 90 % of cases is psychogenic. The patient is counselled it is nothing is is advised to actively try to stop the urge of throat clearance. It becomes hard during first few days, but it does help.

Is there any permanent damage that can be present if long term throat clearing has happened?

Does it matter if the clearing is productive or not?

helpful!

How do I get rid of it sometimes I feel like I'm choking or find it sort of hard to breathe plus its really annoying :(

I've been to five doctors for my condition. Two ENTs multiple times each, Two family doctors, and an allergist, again multiple times each. None of them helped one iota. Six years I've had this annoying throat clearing and no one seems to know what's going on. I've had nasal balloon therapy, allergy testing and many different allergy medications, along with a barium swallow test and I'm taking Omeprazole every day. Nothing has improved it at all. I recently found that gargling with Hydrogen Peroxide helps, but does not take it away completely. I wish I could find someone that could help.

God bless.

Great, i haven't been to doctor yet but I already know that I have this shit and I've had it for almost 7 years... It all happened after moving to UK 😭😭😭😭

My dad does throat clearing Ahem ahem everyday for years. Can it be stop?

Can Atelectasis cause constant throat clearing?

Now my vocal cord is messed

This is tic disorder

My dog clears her throat every second, every minute, every hour, and every day. I am getting tired of my dog Leia clearing her throat. My dog clears her throat for attention.

Could exposure to asbestos cause frequent throat clearing? I was around some a few years ago and my throat has been worse since (not sure if it's me being paranoid though)

Im just 14 and i have this shi ive been doing this shi for like over 7+ months

Nothing helps me please my life is ruined

My maternal grandmother clears her throat every single day and it's annoying and as hell. She does nothing to get it checked. It's a bad habit she had from childhood according to her. I've a low tolerance for disgusting behavior so imagine the hell I've to go through with my grandmother clearing her throat every second, every minute and every hour. I can't even eat in peace with her being around the house doing that. I can't wait to move out on my own and enjoy place and quiet. God help me...

This is the worst!!

You should breath through your nose.

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