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    “These are great to moisten and loosen up hard mucus so it blows out easier,” Dr. Parikh says. In fact, Dr. Kelley calls salt water irrigation the “gold-standard intervention” for nasal ...

  3. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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    In contrast, expectorants lubricate your airway, which helps loosen up the mucus and make the secretions in your airway thinner. By loosening up the mucus, expectorants make your cough more ...

  4. Phlegm - Wikipedia

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    Mucus is a normal protective layering around the airway, eye, nasal turbinate, and urogenital tract. Mucus is an adhesive viscoelastic gel produced in the airway by submucosal glands and goblet cells and is principally water. It also contains high-molecular weight mucous glycoproteins that form linear polymers.

  5. Post-nasal drip - Wikipedia

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    However, some researchers argue that the flow of mucus down the back of the throat from the nasal cavity is a normal physiologic process that occurs in all healthy individuals. [1] Some researchers challenge post-nasal drip as a syndrome and instead view it as a symptom, also taking into account variation across different societies.

  6. Got snot? Here's what your mucus tells you about allergies ...

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    Thick mucus can be a sign that you're dehydrated, so making sure to drink plenty of water can be helpful, she says. In a perfect world, Elliott says, you'll keep your mucus flowing.

  7. Nasal irrigation - Wikipedia

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    Nasal irrigation (also called nasal lavage, nasal toilet, or nasal douche) is a personal hygiene practice in which the nasal cavity is washed to flush out mucus and debris from the nose and sinuses, in order to enhance nasal breathing.

  8. Throat clearing - Wikipedia

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    Throat clearing may be articulated consciously or unconsciously, and may be a symptom of a number of laryngopharyngeal (upper respiratory tract) ailments. [1] Occasionally the cause is a common cold or post-nasal drip .

  9. Got a Sore Throat? Here's Why An Old-School Salt Water Gargle ...

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    It's exactly what the doctor ordered—and we have the perfect recipe for you to try.