Phlegm, or sputum, is a slimy, slippery substance found in your throat and lungs ... notice phlegm until your body starts to produce too much of it due to an infection. Your airway glands create ...

It prevents our eyes and throat from drying out and getting irritated ... your body tries to defend itself by making more mucus. Sometimes it makes too much, and the cilia on the airways can’t push it ...

Mucus is a substance that lubricates and protects several organs, but too much can be a sign of an infection. Phlegm is mucus ...

So when you produce a little too much mucus then you start seeing the post nasal drip. And that's when the mucus starts just draining down from your nose to the back of your throat. People tend to ...

But what happens when the body produces too much mucus that is too thick, viscous and dehydrated to move and clear properly? Overly thick and sticky mucus over time can obstruct the airway ...