What to do if you can t spit is a physiological defect

No. Patients who do not spit, according to the specific situation, take different methods to solve, for those who are born without spitting, the vast majority can learn to spit through practice. The specific method is to take a deep breath and cough vigorously to let the sputum rise to the mouth along the strong airflow, and then try to feel the position of the phlegm, practice spitting it out, and you can also try to lean forward, or pat the back of others to assist in coughing up phlegm.

For those caused by the viscosity of sputum, it is necessary to take some drugs that can thin the sputum, which is often called phlegm-reducing drugs, such as ambroxol, bromoxine, etc.

Strictly phlegm is produced by the tissues lining the trachea, bronchi, and lungs.

However, it is also common for mucus secreted by nasal mucosal inflammation to be transported to the nasopharynx by cilia, causing pharyngeal discomfort, which can also induce coughing to remove foreign bodies. This foreign body, we would also call it phlegm, to be precise, should be called nasalogenic phlegm.

In fact, the most important component of phlegm is purulent secretion, that is, the corpse of white blood cells, although the content of bacteria or viruses in sputum is also quite large, but it is not the main component.

There are also three cases of not being able to spit:

One is that it will not cough up phlegm a little far from the pharynx, so it cannot be spit out; The second is that the phlegm is in the throat, but even if the cough is red, the ears and red phlegm are difficult to come out; The third is that there is never a movement to cough up phlegm, or the phlegm cannot be coughed out in the airway.

1.What should I do if I don't have phlegm and cough?

In the first case, the vast majority can learn to spit with practice.

When you feel a foreign body in your throat, take a deep breath and cough vigorously to let the sputum rise to your mouth along the strong airflow, and then try to feel the location of the phlegm and practice spitting it out.

When you are not proficient in the early stage, you can also try to lean forward, or have a parent or someone else pat on the back to help cough up phlegm.

2.What should I do if I can't cough up phlegm?

The second condition is mostly caused by the thickening of the sputum, which usually requires taking some drugs that can make the sputum thin, which is what we often call phlegm dissolving drugs. For children who refuse to take medication, parents can also try to let their children drink more water to dilute the phlegm. In addition, it is possible to resort to atomization**.

3.What should I do if I don't have a sputum cough?

For the third case, it is necessary to consider whether there is laryngeal nerve paralysis or respiratory muscle problems. If you know you have a respiratory infection but never feel phlegm in your throat or don't have the strength to cough it up, it is advisable to consult a respiratory doctor.

What happens when sputum is swallowed:

The environment of the nasal cavity, oral cavity and respiratory tract is very different from that of the gastrointestinal tract, and the bacteria in the sputum cannot survive happily in the gastrointestinal tract, and most of them will be ruthlessly killed by gastric acid. So if you can take it and don't feel nauseous you can swallow it.