Anonymous
3 years
Running nose and phlegm
My 91-year old mother experienced running nose and phlegm whenever she’s eating. May I know what’s the cause of it.
3 years
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First and foremost, we truly understand your concerns regarding your mother’s symptoms and other health problems she might be facing. From your complaints, we believe that her condition of runny nose and phlegm may be multifactorial causes such as:
- Dry throat in cool temperature (air conditioned-room)
- Rarely drinking water
- Smoking
- Bacterial infection
- Post-nasal drip
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