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

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   Here’s how to get rid of chest congestion medically and naturally, according to experts. ... “Some mucus is normal, which the body clears through periodic coughing—and sometimes we have ...

3. Phlegm - Wikipedia

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   Illness: During illness like the flu, cold, and pneumonia, phlegm becomes more excessive as an attempt to get rid of the bacteria or viral particles within the body. A major illness associated with excess phlegm is acute bronchitis. A major symptom of acute bronchitis is an excess amount of phlegm and is usually caused by a viral infection, and ...

4. Mucus - Wikipedia

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   Nasal mucus may be removed by blowing the nose or by using nasal irrigation. Excess nasal mucus, as with a cold or allergies, due to vascular engorgement associated with vasodilation and increased capillary permeability caused by histamines, [14] may be treated cautiously with decongestant medications. Thickening of mucus as a "rebound" effect ...

5. Mucoactive agent - Wikipedia

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   An expectorant (from the Latin expectorare, to expel or banish) works by signaling the body to increase the amount or hydration of secretions, resulting in more, yet clearer, secretions and lubricating the irritated respiratory tract. [4] One mucoactive agent, guaifenesin, has anxiolytic and muscle-relaxing properties. It is commonly available ...

6. How To Deal With Asthma In The Cold

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   Be sure to hydrate, which can keep lung mucus thinner, making it easier for the body to remove. Warm drinks can help loosen mucus as well, Medical News Today reports. Clean your home often. Vacuum ...

7. Airway clearance therapy - Wikipedia

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   Airway clearance therapy is treatment that uses a number of airway clearance techniques to clear the respiratory airways of mucus and other secretions. [1] Several respiratory diseases cause the normal mucociliary clearance mechanism to become impaired resulting in a build-up of mucus which obstructs breathing, and also affects the cough reflex.