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.

That persistent tickle in your throat doesn't usually mean you're still sick. Here’s why cold symptoms can stick around after ...

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 ...

Altman says. If your cough is related to postnasal drip, try elevating your head when you sleep, Dr. Altman says. This can help prevent mucus from running down your throat. Plus, if you’re more ...

When this happens in the nose and sinuses, it can lead to congestion and a runny nose. An allergy-related cough happens when that mucus drains from your nose and down the back of your throat ...

A "wet" or "moist" cough, also called a productive cough, describes a cough where mucus or phlegm is produced or heard. Treatments for a wet cough can depend on the cause, which may include the ...