Lump of crap in your throat??

[Jeffro600]

I had a fairly mild cold a few weeks back and have had some congestion ever since...but theres this lump of crap in my throat that refuses to be hacked up!! Gross i know! Any suggestions on breaking it up and getting it out of there cuz the ol hockin a loogie thing aint cuttin it!!

[Leon Phelps]

HOT tea tends to loosen it up a bit and if your brave vinegar works too. I suffer from excess phlemgh, so I feel your pain, daily :(.

[Jeffro600]

Tried the hot tea...works while im drinking it but as soon as im done, it comes right back. I doubt im brave enough for the vinegar...although, tabasco is mostly vinegar and i love that! :eek:

[newracer]

try mucinex

[Yucca-Man]

Boiling water....just pour it down. Helps when you're choking on ice, too. :flipoff2:

Sure it's phlegm and not a swollen something-or-other?

[Jeffro600]

Sure it's phlegm and not a swollen something-or-other?

It comes up partially every not and then and i can get a taste of it...oh yes, its phlem!! :barf:

[Budman]

try mucinex

x2

[Dave McDonald]

Yeppers, Mucinex is the stuff. Be ready for the snot production after you take it tho - that stuff really works.

I usually take mine with whiskey. The drink doesn't help with the snotball in yer throat at all, but who cares?

[Trango]

Boil a pot of water (do not use a nonstick pan). Drape a towel over your head, and (while not scalding your face), breathe in as much steam as you can.

You can also throw some stuff into the water if you want (lemon peels, chamomile, whatever), but the main thing is the steam.

[gumcrew2]

At least your nose works! (better than I can say)

-Saul

[Jesse]

Maybe you swallowed a spider.....???????

[hanksyota]

1/2 apple cider vinegar 1/2 water. nasty, but worth a shot.

[Trango]

I'd advise GARGLING the above. :)

[Tom N]

Tortilla Chips & lots of the hottest salsa you can handle.:D

[sungecko420]

Just drink a lot of water. It will naturally flush itself out. Don't do something that will just mask it.

[ni0h]

Drink a lot of water, then take a long very hot bath. Finish in the shower, where you'll have even higher humidity, and can hock that thing down the drain.

[4.0Cherokee]

Hair Ball :D???????????????????????????????????????????????hey anyone see the cat:D

[Oscar]

shop vac fix it everytime

[Jeffro600]

Well ive tried just about everything aside from the mucinex...but i picked some up and just downed two pills...talk about some nasty tasting tablets!!! BLAH!!

[luvmeye22re]

Have you thought about going to a doctor if it bothers you that much :flipoff2:

j/k on that one, but I have another idea.... Some people may frown upon this idea, but I find that if I sit in a hot tub for a few hours, then take a bong rip big enough to make you hack and almost puke for like ten minutes, a lot of that crap will come up. Wait still not a good idea.

You need a warm mist humidifier with a little vicks at night, it won't be an immediate thing but when you get in the shower in the morning (or whenever) the hot shower steam will really get things loosened up after breathing vicks and hot steam all night.