Nose and throat glands continuously make up to one to two quarts of mucus daily. All this mucus keeps membranes in your body moist and helps to fight infection. When you're sick, mucus production ...
To many people, mucus is nothing more than a gross goo, something to be tossed away in a tissue immediately after clearing your throat or blowing your nose. To scientists, it’s nothing short of a ...
Trauma, surgery, and cocaine-induced destruction of the nasal mucosa all affect these parameters. Similarly, patients with excessive epistaxis or excessive mucus production will pose difficulties ...
Talk with your healthcare provider about the drugs you take and their dosages if you think a medication (like a diuretic) is contributing to your problems with mucus. American Academy of ...
A runny nose can sometimes turn out to be a more serious condition known as a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. Also known as CSF rhinorrhea, this is a condition in which a fluid (called cerebrospinal ...