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I'm dr. Ellie cannon I'm a GP and a
health writer and today I'm going to
talk to you about how to get rid of post
nasal drip post nasal drip is a
condition where an excess amount of
mucus builds up behind the nose or the
throat and people start to feel that
mucus running down the back of the
throat which is quite an uncomfortable
feeling and can also make people cough
this can occur in association with
allergies or with infections and there's
a few things you can do to help yourself
if you feel you have post nasal drip
before thinking about medications for
post nasal drip there are some natural
things you can try the first thing would
be to try steam inhalation the purpose
of this is to clear the nasal passages
which thins this mucus and allows it to
clear you can do steam inhalation either
with plain water or whether eucalyptus
oil which can help to break down the
mucus you can do this two to three times
a day while you're suffering the post
nasal drip and people find this very
effective it's important if you have
post nasal drip to make sure you drink
plenty of water and to avoid things that
may irritate the lining of the nose or
the sinuses such as cigarette smoke
perfumes or anything you may be allergic
to medications can also be used to
reduce post nasal drip and some of these
you can buy over the counter from the
pharmacist these would be either a
decongestant or a nasal spray if the
post nasal drip is continuing longer
than two or three weeks Alice is
associated with a cop then it's worth
speaking to your GP who may recommend
further investigations or a stronger
treatment and that is how you treat post
nasal drip remember there are effective
natural methods such as steam inhale
nation as well as good over-the-counter
treatments
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