I need your help on a problem that I haven't checked with the doctor yet hoping that it's not serious. For last a few years I have a jelly like transparent, sticky mucus in my chest. I never felt any pain thereby, nor does it make me cough, but I do cough or spit that mucus out advertently. That substance keeps on developing in my lungs, or some air passage. In cold, I rarely feel minute weezing, or congestion, but I can walk 10 miles. Can some one please help me understand what that is, is it normal?, or it signifies some severe problem. For redressal, I take a lot of water, I take coffee and garlic tea as well, eat a lot of spices as well so that the mucus stays soft and easily ejectable. I also feel that I usually have a running nose, it seems to me another reason. Please tell me what it is so that I may assured that it's not something serious.
I have had it for four years. As a singer, my voice started cracking and after doing all the usual like cutting our dairy, got referred to a consultant who said he could find nothing wrong but there was rather more mucus than normal. He couldn't come up with anything that could be causing it nor how to sort it. So now I can't sing, and sometimes makes me cough a lot. I take Symbicort inhaler twice a day .
Do you have the same sticky, colourless or whitish mucus which keeps coming out regularly. May be climate has also to do alot with this problem. In my area in South Asia, temperature goes beyond 45 c in summer, in cold it's hovers around 5 c. My area in dusty with a bit air pollution as well due to industry. Well inhaler thing sounds wierd, if it is something normal, then why inhaler. With inhaler you are labelled as carrying some serious disease. I don't really feel shortness of breath, but there is that sound problem that you alluded to. Tell me a bit more about your problem. Do you visit your consultant regularly?.
Colour of mucus – clear.
Inhaler – I have been asthmatic since I was 19 – have had regular chest infections and a couple of bad asthma attacks that ended up with a stay in hospital for a few days. Symbicort is both a preventer and a reliever – I used to have two inhalers, one becotide to prevent and ventolin to relieve the wheezes.
Climate – I don’t see much of a connection – I live in west Wales which has a damp climate and doesn’t get as hot as you, maybe a little colder in the winter. Seldom dusty or dry. It could however be particulates/pollutants in the air – here I live in a VERY clean air area however there are tree and plant pollens at various times of the year. When I visit town [seldom] then where there is high ozone I get wheezy, not particularly mucusy.
Consultant – he was a nose and throat consultant and I only saw him the once as he said there was nothing he could do about it. Obviously I attend Asthma Clinic regularly.
If you google mucus and athma there is a lot of info on the web.
Hi, Symbicort is NOT a reliever.
Wow - that's not what my GP told me - it is all I have, plus a pack of Prednisilone tablets for a heavy hit if I get bad. But it takes at least a day to kick in, then slow reducing dose.
Have you tried Serrapeptase? In the U.S. it's considered a health supplement, in some countries it's medication, but It is known to break up mucus naturally and safely. I have yet to try it but I stumbled on this post as I was researching it. Hopefully, it helps!
ask your doctor about this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiotropium_bromide
aparently it helps reduce fluid build up, and inflamation, and studdies have shown its good for healthy people as well... hope it helps
I have been having the same issue since last year after a severe cold. I have asthma and have difficulty breathing every night; also, endless jelly type sputum. I use inhaler every night and took asthma prevention pills. However, none of these stop the symptoms completely until I took a allergy pill yesterday. I have never felt so good and no more sputum since.
Maybe it's asthma. Or bronchitis. In any case, you need to go to the doctor.
You see "currant jelly sputum" and "sticky sputum" in klebsiella pneumonia.
i know this is 4 years old but have you found any answers? Im a professional singer almost 15 years. was on the Voice in 2013. almost since that time ive been having issues cracking voice, horseness loss of range. My tone has changed and im almost to the point of giving up. ive been to the best ent around multiple times and he seen nothing. He did get me to do 4 surgeries with no help. tonsils, adnoids, deviated septum and root oit nasal cavaties. my phlem has gotten out of control and ive been coughing and hacking up little jelly phlem balls as well as waking up at night caughing and gasping for air like ive swallowed down the wrong pipe. No sleep apnea. just wondering if you have resolved your issue.
hi i made an account just so i could reply. Ive sang since i was in elementary. i'm 21 now and i just started having the same exact problem a couple months ago. my voice cracks when i try to sing, i cough A LOT, i wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air because i feel like my lungs are about to collapse. i get allergies every year as the weather is back and forth during this time period. but this has never happened. before i got to this point, i was sick back in november 2020 (march 2021 now). i had a sore throat for about a week, and a stopped up nose for maybe two weeks but no fever. i thought i maybe had covid and wanted to be safe, it was negative. after those two weeks, i developed a cough and wheezing out of no where. they told me its my asthma. so now i take an inhaler but it doesn't seem to help at all unless i take more than the prescribed two doses. i also had a chest x-ray. showed nothing. at first it was regular mucus and phlegm that i'd cough up. a couple of minutes ago i felt the sudden need to catch my breath and cough, out comes this long, stringy, jelly-like substance in my hand. when you squeezed it, it felt exactly like jell-o and made a pop-like sound (that's gross i know but i need answers) idk what's going on and i'm getting desperate for answers.
I've been having a very similar experience. the weird jelly mucus. mine comes up in tiny balls. its not the consistency of normal mucus or saliva. it has an odd texture and shape. the shape does not change unless squeezed.
a few years ago I had bronchitis and ever since I've had issues with what I was told is post nasal drip. I constantly have to clear my throat. I've noticed the more I cough, the more irritated my breathing becomes. wheezing and what not.
I've returned to the doctor for the breathing issues because I was afraid it was pneumonia or something. they even did chest x rays and said there is nothing wrong. just that my airways are inflamed. gave me a breathing treatment and and inhaler.
its really frustrating that they say nothing is wrong but I know I should not be wheezing for no reason.
This is happening to me and has been happening for a few years now. Its seems to be progressing. I have asthma but trying to sleep at night has become exhausting...and it's only at night. Im a nurse and I have worked in El Paso and California recently. I slept just fine with zero breathing issues while I was gone. This makes me think my issues are climate related but if thats the case... Im in trouble because I cant just pack my family up and leave Ohio. Im miserable and need help.
it's allergies that are causing post nasal drip. Allergic rhinitis is the actual diagnosis which causes the post nasal drip. it creates a very thick, sticky mucus. it comes up in small, clear, sticky balls. Unfortunately, for myself, I've had no luck with any medications, otc, netti pot, nasal sprays, supplements, etc. The only thing that does help is benadryl (but causes drowsiness) & flonase. however, with Covid being around i am forgoing the flonase right now since it's a steroid that weakens immunity. good luck.
I am also experiencing the same exact symptoms, almost words for words. this has been going on for over 4 months. The odd thing is when i travel for 3+ days, the symptoms seems to go away. even after i return, it takes a couple days for the symtomps to come back. Ive narrowed it down to a few things that i am slowly eliminate. temp and humidity outside and inside, airquality of your home (molds and other air polutants. Im in the process of upgrading my home air filtration system. If that doesnt do then im going to spend 4-5 days at a friends. I am convince this is some allergy caused by the environment you sleep in. If anyone figure what the cause is, please share!!
i have the same issue, started during quarantine and never had any issue like it. exercise and hot steam frok the shower seem to really help get it out. the phlegm is really scary, its like a jelly string and is extremely sticky. it takes a really strong cough to shake them out.
Yall. This sounds like you guys are having acid reflux If you don't normally have acid reflux it could be silent reflux, the kind that happens while you are asleep. It can cause cough, nasal drip and hoarseness of voice. Check it out.
this has happened with me , this may be GERD happens to persons who are not having a healthy lifestyle , smoke , overweight .
symptoms of them are , chest tightness cough with jello type mucus shortness of breath black tartary stool vomiting sleeping problems .
the initial way to avoid this is to have
small portion of meals in a day , make yourself partial empty avoid smoking even passively use fruits excercise proper time to sleep keep your head up while sleeping and avoid any meal at least 2 hour before bed .
if you don't change your lifestyle you might be having lactose intolerance . asthama and other medication may be required .
please pray for me as i am not well , hope this will help you .