I dont understand why. I could make some guesses, but does anyone know exactly why? Is this usually a severe, later symptom or one of the first? :confused: :confused: :confused:

This is just a guess, but it could be that the body is reacting to the acid that comes up to the throat. In order to protect the throat, more mucous is produced, since the saliva neutralizes the acid.

just great......oh well hurray for mucus! :bouncing:

Hi imabig,

Mike 2005 may well be right but my understanding is that the mucous with LPR is most probably Post Nasal Drip. LPR has been sighted as the most likely cause of PND in the absence of significant sinus problems or infections (Sinus Centre - US website). It is sighted in most LPR info as a common symptom. In another LPR thread others have noted, myself included, experiencing a stinging sensation in our nostrils. This we feel is the acid irritating the nasal membrane. It also seems to slow down the cillia movement which is vital for nasal drainage to thin and clear down the throat and be swallowed. Unfortunately when interfered with the cillia cannot do this and the drainage slows which produces a pooling effect of thick mucous at the back of throat and tongue. This mucous is a major factor in bad breath (unlucky for me) as the bacteria on the back of the tongue and throat feed on it's protein enriched contents. It is also the causal factor in the creation of tonsil stones (unlucky for me again)although the crypts themselves are thought to be caused by many periods of tonsilitis or LPR.

Do you get blocked nostrils or stinging sensation ?

I do get blocked nostrils from time to time, but it's hard for me to say now b/c i just had deviated septum surgery and sinus surgery done about 2 weeks ago. so the stuffiness is normal. when i asked my ent about the mucus, he said it was a contribution between pnd and the lpr. it just seems so vague. :rolleyes:

Hi imabig,

Hope your surgery works out OK. It is possible that the mucous is connected to both but I would have thought that any salivatory gland reaction in the pharynx would only be around the time of the reflux irritation which would not explain constant throat clearing. The PND could last until the irritation / inflammation to the cillia healed which with fairly regular refluxing to this area might not fully take place and where it does it would still be more susceptible to the acid each time. Just a thought.