A higher-than-normal amount of phlegm can build up in your nose, throat, and lungs when you are sick. This build-up may cause coughing and discomfort. Bloody, brown, white, yellow, or green phlegm ...

“Also, our body’s natural adrenaline levels, which help suppress coughs, decrease at night, making us more sensitive to that ...

Jassey, DOCoughing up thick, green mucus may mean a bacterial or, less often, viral infection, but that's not always true.

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing cases of hand, foot, and mouth and walking pneumonia. WellSpan Pediatric ...

Judith Voynow, a pediatric pulmonologist at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU in Virginia. The result is a stuffy nose, phlegmy throat or blocked airway. The feeling of built-up mucus can ...

“When you’re unwell, your mucus can become thicker and stickier, but it’s still playing a vital role in trapping bacteria, ...

A persistent cough can cause a sore throat, whether caused by COVID-19 or allergies. The leading cause of sore throats caused by allergies is postnasal drip, which is nasal discharge that runs down ...

Phlegm can build up at the back of your throat when you lie down in bed and trigger coughing at night. “The most common cause of this is an upper respiratory tract infection such as colds or flu ...

The health expert has also issued advice on when you should see your GP if you have a cough that won't go away ...

The discharge of mucus can also contaminate the CPAP mask, especially if you use nasal pillows. Studies suggest that there is a risk of secondary infection if microorganisms are allowed to breed and ...