Causes of a tickle in the throat can include viral infections, allergies, acid reflux, or environmental exposures like smoke. For some itchy throats, such as vocal strain, over-the-counter products ...

Maybe your throat is a little sore. Or perhaps you sense a lot of mucus in the back of your throat and find yourself clearing it constantly by coughing. So you decide to take a look in the mirror and ...

Frequent throat clearing may be a sign of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), a lesser-known form of acid reflux. Unlike typical ...

People often dismiss a cough as a minor ailment, but sometimes it can be a sign of an underlying problem, especially when ...

Clear, bubbly phlegm does not typically indicate a problem. However, coughing up large amounts could indicate an underlying health issue, such as fluid in the lungs. Phlegm, or sputum, is a type of ...

Even if it is kind of gross when you're full of it and wrestling with it, phlegm actually serves a useful purpose: The thick, sludgy substance—made up of mostly water, salt, and antibodies—is designed ...

I figured it was just allergies. It seemed logical: My constant throat clearing began last summer, amid a bumper crop of weeds following last spring’s torrential rains. But when that compulsion to ...

DEAR DOCTORS: My nose has been plugged up for a few weeks from a sinus infection. Now my left ear is feeling full, and sounds are muffled. Can that be related? My dad says yes. (He has GERD, and he ...