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[jgr]

I have had this problem for a few years now, constantly feeling the need to clear my throat and not always with success. Dr's thought it could be acid from the stomach, post nasal drip or related to my asthma. I have been on Omeprazole 20mg for 4 years and i am trying to reduce down to 10mg as i really don't want to take them long term.

I have recently been diagnosed with narrowing of the upper airways which they are putting down as a form of COPD, get breathless off and on throughout the day, so they have given me the inhaler Eklira Genuair 322mg which is in powder form. Now i have noticed an improvement with my breathing and my cough seems to have slackened off a bit and when i try and clear my throat it seems to stick there and i feel i am going to choke.
I have also been getting an acidy taste in my throat with this change and i am wondering if it is the reduced Omeprazole dose or the new inhaler. Just when you think things are under control, it all goes wrong again.

[CLKD]

I have post nasal drip which causes similar symptoms.

[jgr]

It is horrible CLKD. x

[CLKD]

It is ……… embarrassing, a nuisance, gets to be a habit 

[jgr]

So true. And you are right about it becoming a habit. If i am doing something and not thinking about it i don't do it as much, the minute i think "oh i haven't coughed for a while" it starts.

[Joyce]

Driving hubby insane with my coughing fits. I have asthma & PND. I'm fine for a while too, then off I go again.

[jgr]

My OH also hates it when i start, he keeps glowering at me. No sympathy at all.

[Joyce]

My hubby thinks there's more wrong with me. Eh no, been checked out, xrayed & I'm fine.

[Dyan]

I am constantly trying to clear my throat to the point sometimes when I feel like I am going to choke.
I feel so conscious of it that I think people must think I have a nasty habit.

[jgr]

It is awful Dyan. It always seems worse when you have people around and find it difficult to clear your throat. I find myself doing a low growling trying to clear it without being noticed. 

[Joyce]

I'm constantly sniffing with mine. Blow my nose, but it just trickles constantly down my throat. NICE!    Doctor prescribed a nasal spray for mine. Just hope it eases after hay fever season has passed. My brother has same problem. I'm on antihistamines too.   

[jgr]

I use Beconase  spray Stellajane, has made no difference. x

[Hurdity]

Have you tried swallowing instead of clearing your throat? Sometimes that does the trick. I have various allergies (dust-mites, mould, cat hairs etc) and do develop that habit of throat-clearing sometimes, because there's always a bit of mucus (from the allergies). My husband pulls me up about it (I'm glad because I don't want it to be an annoying habit) so when I feel the urge to clear, I swallow hard several times instead - sometimes it does the trick - you are basically swallowing the mucus directly I think. Also if it has become almost a nervous habit, swallowing seems to calm things down. Just a thought if anyone hasn't tried this and provided there isn't too much mucus that is!

Hurdity x

[jgr]

I will give it a try Hurdity. Thanks x

[Millykin]

Jgr

I know this is old post, just wondering how you got in with Eklira? I was given this 2 weeks ago, unsure. Did you have any problems ? Any info would be great

Milly