Cough, Otolaryngology FAQ - Page 25

Cough with sputum? I have a scratchy throat and a cough, and when I cough up phlegm, it's white with some yellow. I also have sneezing but no nasal discharge, and I feel a bit congested. I had the same situation last year, went to the hospital for an X-ray and sputum tests, ...

Discharge of purulent mucus in sinusitis? Recently, I heard Professor Gao from the Department of Rehabilitation at Taipei Medical University mention that when there is purulent nasal discharge, commercially available coconut oil can be used. It is said to absorb the discharge and...

Nasal hair trapped in the nasal cavity? Dr. Cheng, sometimes my nasal hair gets stuck in my nasal cavity, and I can't cough it out or clear it. This often causes itching in my throat and nose. Are there any other methods to resolve this? Thank you.

Occasionally, there are streaks of blood in the sputum? Hello, doctor. Sometimes I notice traces of blood in my saliva or phlegm, and I feel a dryness in my throat, but I do not have a cough. Both the nasal endoscopy and chest X-ray showed no abnormalities. The only issue is nasa...

Enlarged cervical lymph nodes? Hello Doctor: About a month ago, I discovered two lumps behind my neck near my hairline while showering. The next day, I visited a nearby clinic, and the doctor prescribed antibiotics. After taking them for a week, the lumps reduced in size, and the...

Coughing up blood upon waking up? 1. About a month ago, one night while I was sleeping, I felt something foreign in my throat. After I coughed it out, I saw it was a yellowish-green chunk that smelled very bad. Following that, I noticed blood in my saliva, but it stopped after I ...

Itchy and uncomfortable throat? The throat and trachea feel itchy, leading to a cough, but there is no phlegm. What could be the cause?

Cold and cough, later discovering blood streaks in the sputum? Hello, Doctor. I started experiencing a sore throat around January 8th, which progressed to a cough with nasal discharge after about two days. I did not have a fever, but my throat felt slightly painful. I had a dry c...

Phlegm stuck in the throat? Hello doctor, I have been experiencing a persistent cough for a long time. Recently, I have felt a sensation of something foreign in my throat and have been producing phlegm, but it is difficult to expel. The phlegm that I do manage to cough up is very...

Yellow-green sputum Hello, doctor. Today I suddenly noticed yellow-green phlegm on the wall of my throat. I was able to cough it up, but I don't have a cold or any other symptoms. Why is this happening? My nasal mucosa is slightly hypertrophic, and I have a slight deviation ...

Itchy throat? Hello Dr. Cheng, I would like to ask about my condition. At the beginning of September, I had a cough that lasted for three weeks without improvement, so I went to a large hospital for a consultation. The doctor diagnosed me with sinusitis and bronchitis. The doctor...

My throat has been hurting a lot? Recently, I have been experiencing a persistent sore throat. Initially, there was a sweet-tasting discharge from my throat. A few days later, I started coughing up a large amount of blood—not just blood streaks, but a significant amount of blood ...

Regarding thyroglossal duct cysts? Hello Dr. Cheng, I am a 27-year-old female. Last Sunday, I felt some discomfort in my throat, with a sensation of phlegm and a cough. A few days prior, I also experienced throat discomfort and thought it was just a common tonsillitis. However, ...

I felt three lumps in my neck? Hello, Doctor: I am unsure if my ongoing symptoms are due to two severe colds I had at the end of last December and early January. I constantly feel like there is a wind running through my body, and sometimes I experience twitching. One day, as I wa...

Repeated sore throat and difficulty hearing? Hello, doctor. In mid-March, I caught a cold, and my symptoms mostly started with a scratchy throat, followed by severe coughing accompanied by phlegm that I couldn't expel. Eventually, I developed intense throat pain that made it...

Sore throat has persisted for almost two months? Hello Doctor: I accidentally engaged in high-risk sexual behavior before, and afterwards I experienced a sore throat. I tested negative for HIV using an HIV-RT-PCR test at 35 days, and at 90 days, both HIV antibody and syphilis tes...

Is it possible to intubate during an enterovirus infection? Hello, my son was originally scheduled to have a tracheostomy this Thursday, but unfortunately, he contracted enterovirus last Saturday. If he does not have a fever, can we proceed with the tracheostomy as planned?

Feeling of a foreign body in the throat? Hello Dr. Zheng, I often feel a dryness in my throat and a sensation of something foreign (almost every day), which leads me to clear my throat frequently. Sometimes, I cough up yellow phlegm. This condition has persisted for over six mo...

The taste of everything I eat has become salty? Hello, I have been experiencing a cold and cough for a week. I visited two ENT clinics and a traditional Chinese medicine clinic to address my cough. However, after taking the herbal medicine, everything I eat, even non-salty foods,...

Nasal issues? Hello Doctor: My mother experiences unilateral nasal bleeding when she blows her nose in the morning, and sometimes her sputum also contains blood (which seems to be post-nasal drip since there is no cough). The blood can be bright red or dark red, and by the aftern...