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Hi, it doesnt look like many people are posting here lately. but i will post my question anyway, in hopes that someone will see. i am new here… diagnosed w/ GERD about a year ago – went to doc for lump feeling in throat. Take prevacid once daily. The lump feeling is mostly gone now… Does anyone else feel like you are constantly clearing your throat? I always want to go "hmmmm".. like a little cough sorta thing. I know this is annoying to folks I am around… just wondered how others deal w/ this? Any solutions? tks- dawn

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Hi Dawn Yes it is a problem for me also especially when talking I’m forever clearing my throat. I don’t know what causes it but I suspect reflux. Lots of people were posting here but of late they seemed to have disappeared, maybe they have found a cure, LOL CaSeY – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, it doesnt look like many people are posting here lately. but i will post my question anyway, in hopes that someone will see. i am new here… diagnosed w/ GERD about a year ago – went to doc for lump feeling in throat. Take prevacid once daily. The lump feeling is mostly gone now… Does anyone else feel like you are constantly clearing your throat? I always want to go "hmmmm".. like a little cough sorta thing. I know this is annoying to folks I am around… just wondered how others deal w/ this? Any solutions? tks- dawn

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hi  i take prevacid too and it really helps me  i can eat or drink anything for about 24 hrs but my problem is that my insurance company will not cover anything that has to do with gerd for some reason  and i have to pay top dollars for the prevacid went to my doctor and he gave me samples of  nexium  works good too but it also is expensive about 3.50 a pill  good luck

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Dawn Yes it is a problem for me also especially when talking I’m forever clearing my throat. I don’t know what causes it but I suspect reflux. Lots of people were posting here but of late they seemed to have disappeared, maybe they have found a cure, LOL CaSeY Hi, it doesnt look like many people are posting here lately. but i will post my question anyway, in hopes that someone will see. i am new here… diagnosed w/ GERD about a year ago – went to doc for lump feeling in throat. Take prevacid once daily. The lump feeling is mostly gone now… Does anyone else feel like you are constantly clearing your throat? I always want to go "hmmmm".. like a little cough sorta thing. I know this is annoying to folks I am around… just wondered how others deal w/ this? Any solutions? tks- dawn

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I used Hall’s cough drops back a few yrs ago- due to dry mouth (allergy meds I guess).. Not thinking about the sugar, I almost ruined my teeth (Not to mention the dental bills). But my mouth gets so dry at nite- I can not hardly swallow. Then I switched to Sugar free halls…. cause of my dental bills.and ruined teeth! …and then one day I thought all that menthol may be causing my reflux – or definitely not helping it…. So, i try to have sugar free hard candy now- Jolly Ranchers, lemon ….etc…any sugar free hard candy. Cutting down on the menthol cough drops seems to help my reflux some… but I must ALWAYS have water or a hard candy close by- I will actually get this choking feeling. Very embarrassing in a store. The Prevacid helps- it is expensive- sometimes I get free samples from my doc. Does anyone else have to always have water or some candy close by ? i always take my water bottle w/ me now… everywhere… even church and other functions.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hi  i take prevacid too and it really helps me  i can eat or drink anything for about 24 hrs but my problem is that my insurance company will not cover anything that has to do with gerd for some reason  and i have to pay top dollars for the prevacid went to my doctor and he gave me samples of  nexium  works good too but it also is expensive about 3.50 a pill  good luck Hi Dawn Yes it is a problem for me also especially when talking I’m forever clearing my throat. I don’t know what causes it but I suspect reflux. Lots of people were posting here but of late they seemed to have disappeared, maybe they have found a cure, LOL CaSeY Hi, it doesnt look like many people are posting here lately. but i will post my question anyway, in hopes that someone will see. i am new here… diagnosed w/ GERD about a year ago – went to doc for lump feeling in throat. Take prevacid once daily. The lump feeling is mostly gone now… Does anyone else feel like you are constantly clearing your throat? I always want to go "hmmmm".. like a little cough sorta thing. I know this is annoying to folks I am around… just wondered how others deal w/ this? Any solutions? tks- dawn

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Hi Dawn Just a though, are you taking any other drugs, I have heard that some heart drugs can cause these sort of problems. CaSeY – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I used Hall’s cough drops back a few yrs ago- due to dry mouth (allergy meds I guess).. Not thinking about the sugar, I almost ruined my teeth (Not to mention the dental bills). But my mouth gets so dry at nite- I can not hardly swallow. Then I switched to Sugar free halls…. cause of my dental bills.and ruined teeth! …and then one day I thought all that menthol may be causing my reflux – or definitely not helping it…. So, i try to have sugar free hard candy now- Jolly Ranchers, lemon ….etc…any sugar free hard candy. Cutting down on the menthol cough drops seems to help my reflux some… but I must ALWAYS have water or a hard candy close by- I will actually get this choking feeling. Very embarrassing in a store. The Prevacid helps- it is expensive- sometimes I get free samples from my doc. Does anyone else have to always have water or some candy close by ? i always take my water bottle w/ me now… everywhere… even church and other functions. hi  i take prevacid too and it really helps me  i can eat or drink anything for about 24 hrs but my problem is that my insurance company will not cover anything that has to do with gerd for some reason  and i have to pay top dollars for the prevacid went to my doctor and he gave me samples of  nexium  works good too but it also is expensive about 3.50 a pill  good luck Hi Dawn Yes it is a problem for me also especially when talking I’m forever clearing my throat. I don’t know what causes it but I suspect reflux. Lots of people were posting here but of late they seemed to have disappeared, maybe they have found a cure, LOL CaSeY Hi, it doesnt look like many people are posting here lately. but i will post my question anyway, in hopes that someone will see. i am new here… diagnosed w/ GERD about a year ago – went to doc for lump feeling in throat. Take prevacid once daily. The lump feeling is mostly gone now… Does anyone else feel like you are constantly clearing your throat? I always want to go "hmmmm".. like a little cough sorta thing. I know this is annoying to folks I am around… just wondered how others deal w/ this? Any solutions? tks- dawn

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Yes, my meds probably do contribute to the dry mouth… allergy meds and also an SSRI (for depression). But no way am I stopping either. The benefits definitely outweigh any side-effects.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Dawn Just a though, are you taking any other drugs, I have heard that some heart drugs can cause these sort of problems. CaSeY I used Hall’s cough drops back a few yrs ago- due to dry mouth (allergy meds I guess).. Not thinking about the sugar, I almost ruined my teeth (Not to mention the dental bills). But my mouth gets so dry at nite- I can not hardly swallow. Then I switched to Sugar free halls…. cause of my dental bills.and ruined teeth! …and then one day I thought all that menthol may be causing my reflux – or definitely not helping it…. So, i try to have sugar free hard candy now- Jolly Ranchers, lemon ….etc…any sugar free hard candy. Cutting down on the menthol cough drops seems to help my reflux some… but I must ALWAYS have water or a hard candy close by- I will actually get this choking feeling. Very embarrassing in a store. The Prevacid helps- it is expensive- sometimes I get free samples from my doc. Does anyone else have to always have water or some candy close by ? i always take my water bottle w/ me now… everywhere… even church and other functions. hi  i take prevacid too and it really helps me  i can eat or drink anything for about 24 hrs but my problem is that my insurance company will not cover anything that has to do with gerd for some reason  and i have to pay top dollars for the prevacid went to my doctor and he gave me samples of  nexium  works good too but it also is expensive about 3.50 a pill  good luck Hi Dawn Yes it is a problem for me also especially when talking I’m forever clearing my throat. I don’t know what causes it but I suspect reflux. Lots of people were posting here but of late they seemed to have disappeared, maybe they have found a cure, LOL CaSeY Hi, it doesnt look like many people are posting here lately. but i will post my question anyway, in hopes that someone will see. i am new here… diagnosed w/ GERD about a year ago – went to doc for lump feeling in throat. Take prevacid once daily. The lump feeling is mostly gone now… Does anyone else feel like you are constantly clearing your throat? I always want to go "hmmmm".. like a little cough sorta thing. I know this is annoying to folks I am around… just wondered how others deal w/ this? Any solutions? tks- dawn

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Does anyone else feel like you are constantly clearing your throat? I always want to go "hmmmm".. like a little cough sorta thing.

That’s the drip. As I said in my last message, unless you’re tasting acid, this is caused by the post-nasal drip. CW http://www.volare.net/gerd

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I guess I missed your last msg that you mentioned this. The list of symptoms that my doc gave me, listed post nasal drip- or the sensation of- being a symptom of GERD.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – That’s the drip. As I said in my last message, unless you’re tasting acid, this is caused by the post-nasal drip. CW http://www.volare.net/gerd

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The list of symptoms that my doc gave me, listed post nasal drip- or the sensation of- being a symptom of GERD.

As I said, it can be. But post-nasal drip is a very vague symptom that many people have, and there are many causes. Also, GERD and post-nasal drip could occur simultaneously due to the same cause, which is the case in allergies. It can be hard to tell which is causing which. CW

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