{"id":30754,"date":"2026-05-06T06:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/?p=30754"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:35:32","slug":"do-you-have-phlegm-in-your-chest-and-throat-5-main-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/?p=30754","title":{"rendered":"Do you have phlegm in your chest and throat? 5 main causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phlegm is a fluid that the body produces to protect itself when foreign objects or germs enter the lungs or airways. But when it is produced in excess, it causes shortness of breath and discomfort. The main causes are:<\/p>\n<p>Infections: Viral and bacterial infections such as colds, flu, bronchitis or pneumonia often cause phlegm. This is because the body produces more phlegm to flush out germs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0d15\u0d2b\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d30\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f \u0d1a\u0d41\u0d2e \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d09\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d08 \u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d38\u0d4d \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d41 \u0d28\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d42 | kafakkett chuma maran\" width=\"930\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fvQYTcQQtO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Allergies: Allergies to dust mites, pollen, pet dander or strong odors cause swelling in the airways and lead to mucus buildup.<\/p>\n<p>Smoking: The toxins in tobacco interfere with the function of tiny hairs in the lungs called &#8216;cilia&#8217;. As these cells lose their ability to remove mucus, mucus builds up in the lungs.<\/p>\n<p>Acid Reflux (GERD): Stomach acid that comes back up into the esophagus can irritate the throat. To combat this, the throat and airways naturally produce mucus.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis: In people with chronic respiratory diseases, the airways are constantly irritated and mucus is constantly produced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0d15\u0d2b\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d30\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f \u0d1a\u0d41\u0d2e \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d09\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d08 \u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d38\u0d4d \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d41 \u0d28\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d42 | kafakkett chuma maran\" width=\"930\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fvQYTcQQtO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phlegm is a fluid that the body produces to protect &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-2026-05-06T120512.878-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30757,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30754\/revisions\/30757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}