Thanks for your reply. I failed to mention in my original post that I too am on oxygen therapy. Thus far I get by just using it as I sleep. I'm also on Singular. My Dr. initially gave me a nebulizer, but has not re-prescribed it for me since my initial condition was bronchitis and respiratory infection; and the initial one-month of the nebulizer apparently helped clear that up. I currently don'r require pain medication. I often become so aware of my breathing difficulties that I feel my throat is closing, and that leads to a sort of "anxiety attack." My Dr. has prescribed the lowest dosage of Valium for those times, and it does help me relax. I try and avoid them as much as possible to preclude becoming dependent on them. After reading all these posts I've started gargling twice daily with warm salty water. This helps a little, but the relief is short-lived.View Thread
Thanks. Quite a comprehensive reply. I smoked for more years than I like to remember, but quit around 15 years ago. I do take a baby aspirin daily as heart therapy, and have to balance those advertised benefits with the constant discomfort of the nasal drainage and phlegm. Your reference to aging was funny, but how I wish there were some valid lists of what to expect as you age. I know this is practically impossible, since all of us age differently, but something like that might be reassuring. I know that just finding, and now reading this site as new posts arrive has made me a little less hyper about my symptoms. Interestingly, or perhaps I should say disturbingly, both my 69 year old wife and 42 year old son are now also complaing and seeing doctors for their breathing difficulties. We spent 23 years in the Army, moving around the country and world every three years, and I now wonder if we might have been exposed to some environmentsl causative. My son has been on his own for around 20 years now--at least geographically. We've lived in this same house for 28 years now and I'm wondering if something like Radon might be the problem.View Thread
Like you, I have a constant phlegm in my throat. I'm 71 and have had the problem for around three years. I too never experienced allergy problems before. My doctor says it's due to constant sinus drainage and has prescribed Nasonex inhalant twice a day. It "un-snuffs" my nose, but doesn't reduce the drainage that I can tell. If you discover something that stops the phlegm, or if anyone reading these posts knows of anything, please share.View Thread