question: The mucous is very thick & 'gluey' and is particularly bad first thing in the morning. I feel I am choking on the stuff and it takes me about an hour to get it coughed up. Most of seems to start off high in my throat, about the level of my chin, but then a lot goes down to the base of my throat (where the little hollow is) during the day. For most of the rest of the day I try not to cough too much & just clear my throat when necessary but it gets very bad again after I have eaten my evening meal and I am coughing again right up to bedtime. I use an electric steam inhaler 1-2 daily and that does help to loosen the phlegm. I also use a Asthalin inhaler and an expectorant cough mixture. I'm not sure if either of these help but I'm willing to try anything. The excess mucous,severe cough and the breathlessness are seriously affecting my quality of life now and I am desperate to find relief, but so far have had no answers.