Hi all,
I believe I am suffering from Silent Reflux (laryngopharyngeal reflux). Since October 2017 I have had extremely excessive mucus in my throat. It usually only occurs at night. At first it was so bad, I would wake up not able to breathe throughout the night because the mucus was was blocking my airway. Doctor said I have allergies, put me on cetirizine and mucinex daily, and said it should clear up in a month. No such luck; I did not think I had allergies in the first place.
I have stopped the cetirizine but continued the mucinex since then; without it, I cannot breathe during my sleep. So for four months now, I have spent my days coughing up (mostly clear but sometimes not) mucus. All day. Every day.
I have tried to read on the forum about other silent reflux sufferers but am getting mixed and unclear ideas to try. Is there an acid problem (and it is too much or too little?) A dietary fat problem? A starch problem? Something else?
I believe I am suffering from Silent Reflux (laryngopharyngeal reflux). Since October 2017 I have had extremely excessive mucus in my throat. It usually only occurs at night. At first it was so bad, I would wake up not able to breathe throughout the night because the mucus was was blocking my airway. Doctor said I have allergies, put me on cetirizine and mucinex daily, and said it should clear up in a month. No such luck; I did not think I had allergies in the first place.
I have stopped the cetirizine but continued the mucinex since then; without it, I cannot breathe during my sleep. So for four months now, I have spent my days coughing up (mostly clear but sometimes not) mucus. All day. Every day.
I have tried to read on the forum about other silent reflux sufferers but am getting mixed and unclear ideas to try. Is there an acid problem (and it is too much or too little?) A dietary fat problem? A starch problem? Something else?