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2. How to Clear Phlegm Without Being Totally Gross - AOL

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   If you’re sick with a cold and constantly coughing up phlegm, an over-the-counter expectorant like Mucinex can help to loosen up phlegm so you don’t have to cough so forcefully to get it out.

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

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   Take a slow, deep breath through your nose. Hold for 2 counts. Lean forward slightly. ... which helps loosen up the mucus and make the secretions in your airway thinner. By loosening up the mucus ...

4. Doctors Say This Is the Best, Most Effective Way to ... - AOL

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   We tapped doctors, including an allergist and ear, nose, and throat specialists, for more information on the proper nose-blowing technique—including what may happen if you do it the wrong way ...

5. 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. Nasal irrigation can also refer to the use of saline nasal spray or nebulizers to moisten the mucous membranes.

6. 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.

7. Phlegm - Wikipedia

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   Inhaling forcefully through the nose will pull excess phlegm and nasal mucus down into the throat, where muscles in the throat and tongue can prepare to eject it. Once this is done, a U-shape should be formed with the tongue, while simultaneously forcing air and saliva forward with the muscles at the back of the throat.