constant throat clearing but only during the day

Seem to have huge amounts of mucous in my throat leading to constant throat clearing. Makes me sound hoarse, breathing doesn't feel normal either, wheezy, possibly because air is passing over mucous. I thought it might be post-nasal drip but the odd thing is (or it seems odd to me) is that I have no issues sleeping, the problem kicks in during the day. Throat clearing can be every 5 min to almost every minute at times. Taking cetirizine and beconase nose spray for a week with no effect so far. Does anyone know if post-nasal drip is worse during the day? I can see some logic in that, because you are upright and mucous can drain downwards. Also, I'm not sure you can tell where phlegm is coming from- sinuses or lungs? It just seems to appear in quantity from nowhere.

Sorry about the low volume of responses, but the Boards are incredibly slow.

If you are still having the throat clearing issues, you're best bet is to see an ENT doctor for a diagnosis. They can check for something called LPR. Unfortunately, sometimes symptoms take longer to resolve than we would like.

Good Luck, Sharon

I was going to say could it be asthma and or allergies. This time of year I get the throat clearing issue because I don't always take my asthma meds (try to stay away as much as possible due to the fact I have Lyme). But if I take something like Aerius - an antihistamine for a day it gets better then if I take my asthma meds I get it cleared up. Just a thought. I agree with you, it sure is annoying.