Postnasal Drip Causes Symptoms Treatment And More
While mucus itself isn’t harmful—it helps protect you from illness and provides lubrication—postnasal drip can cause itchiness or a tickle in your throat, a cough, frequent throat clearing, and hoarseness. Postnasal drip may be temporary—for example, clearing up after an infection passes. Or it can be more chronic, as is often the case with allergies or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Treatment may be directed at easing symptoms, as well as treating an underlying condition, if present....