Breathing difficulties and persistent mucus buildup can significantly impact daily life, making simple activities feel exhausting and uncomfortable. When airways become congested with thick secretions ...

Optometrist Dr. Bridget Anderson joins The Doctors to weigh in on the TikTok trend of eye fishing or mucus fishing. She shares there’s a condition where the eye produces excess mucus and a person will ...

Your lungs naturally cleanse themselves with mucus and cilia. Supporting this process involves avoiding irritants and incorporating practices like controlled coughing, steam therapy, and ...

Watching your toddler struggle with thick mucus or noisy breathing can be worrying for any parent. Phlegm buildup is a common part of colds allergies or mild respiratory infections—but when it lingers ...

Healthy phlegm is usually clear and runny, but many different health conditions can change the consistency or color. Phlegm, also called sputum, is mucus produced by your lungs that helps protect your ...

It's the feeling we all have experienced at some point: that stubborn lump in your throat. You don't really know how the phlegm got there, but it's annoying, persistent, and clearing it seems like a ...

Bloody boogers form when blood mixes with mucus in the nose and the mucus dries. Various causes may include nose-picking or ruptured vessels. The nose lining is delicate and rich in blood vessels, and ...

Hard boogers in the nose can be helpful in keeping dirt and germs out of your airways, but bloody boogers could indicate irritation or infection. If this is the case, a doctor can treat any underlying ...