How to Use postnasal drip in a Sentence

postnasal drip

noun
  • Saline Solution Your child's cough may be caused by postnasal drip.
    — Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 11 June 2024
  • This mucus can travel down your throat as cough-inducing postnasal drip.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • Your child's cough may be caused by postnasal drip and a saline solution can provide quick natural relief.
    — Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 11 June 2024
  • Your kid may also experience postnasal drip, which feels like mucus running down the throat or chest.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • And all that postnasal drip can cause a stink by ending up stuck on the back of your tongue, which is incredibly hard to reach with a toothbrush.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 May 2020
  • And people with a persistent postnasal drip experience a flow of mucous that rides on top of the vocal folds.
    — Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • Breathing in air pollution can cause inflammation in your nasal and sinus tissues along with postnasal drip.
    — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
  • For some years, my larynx has been swimming in phlegm, the result of an undetermined ratio between reflux and postnasal drip.
    — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This is often due to postnasal drip, which is when mucus from the nose and sinuses drains down the back of the throat, causing irritation and a scratchy feeling.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Chronic cough is most commonly caused by asthma, postnasal drip, and, perhaps surprisingly to some, reflux.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Common allergy symptoms include sneezing, itchy nose, and/or throat, nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy or watery eyes, and postnasal drip.
    — Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Instead, the real culprits are invisible, microscopic bacteria that hang out around your tongue and gums, feasting on tiny bits of food, postnasal drip and even oral tissues.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Symptoms like congestion, snoring, postnasal drip, sneezing, itchy eyes and throats, plus mouth breathing and frequent wakings can mean getting less sleep overall and sleep of worse quality.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Within the first year, every family member had allergy-like flareups, including congestion and postnasal drip.
    — Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The malodor of halitosis usually results from the bacterial breakdown of amino acids in food debris, saliva, blood, and postnasal drip in the oral cavity.
    — H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2011
  • Copious amounts of clear, thin phlegm usually indicate an allergic reaction; the extra volume indicates that your body is trying to flush out the pathogen, and can show up as postnasal drip or a wet cough.
    — Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Environmental triggers like dust, mold, or other pollutants could be a contributing factor as well, either through lung irritation or postnasal drip.
    — Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 20 July 2023
  • This means the majority of people with seasonal allergies will experience strong symptoms including sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, watery eyes and a postnasal drip.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
  • In the last 20 years, Lee has landed in the hospital a half-dozen times after the postnasal drip from a cold or seasonal allergies triggered congestion, then bronchitis and pneumonia.
    — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2021
  • According to the Cleveland Clinic, common symptoms of mold exposure include sneezing, coughing, congestion, red eyes, postnasal drip and worsening asthma.
    — Ryan Brennan may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • Asthma, upper airway cough syndrome (known as postnasal drip), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), respiratory infections, and even allergies can cause a cough to persist.
    — Syeda Khaula Saad, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2024

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