mucus

[holden]

what if jou have not enough mucus. and coghmevery 10 sec. because your throat feels dry. my husband does this for jears. e want do anything about it. blames it on me sometimes. i talke too much ,and i,am stessing him out etc.i, am constantly naging him to go and do something about it, but then he gets nasty. he doesnt like doctors full stop, and denies there is a problem.What can i do? its frustrating to help somebody that wants no help, but makes other people miserable. Sometimes i think it is maybe a tick, and he cant stop. it is constant throatclearing.

[I_Tried]

tell him to stop being childish grow up and go see a doctor.

[holden]

i have done this many times. does not work either.

[I_Tried]

let him be then holden as much as you love him( i assume) the more you tell him the more he will not respond just let him be so he comes to his own realisation. Don't even mention it at all then if it is still there after a 2 week period say "hey love I aint nagged you for two weeks why You still got it".

Personally I think he is just being stupid and foolish and is the type of bloke that lays an problems in life to someone close to him ie you rather than be a amn and take responsibilty for himself.

[Buenchico]

Repeated throat clearing is a symptom of a mild form of Tourette's syndrome. If this is the cause of your husband's throat clearing, then your suggestion that it is a 'tick' is, in essence, correct.

There are, however, many other causes of continous throat clearing. Some of them are listed here:
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/throat_clearing.htm#po ssible

I had a similar problem as a teenager. I hardly noticed it but it drove my teachers mad! It is only in recent years that I came across the suggestion that it might have been linked to Tourette's syndrome - I'm not sure that it definitely was but I accept this as a possible cause.

Chris

[holden]

Thanks Chris for your help. i too suspect it is part of torretts syndrome. he has once been to a doctor, but i never get to find out what the doctor said.,i,am sure he keeps it from me.What treatment if any did you get for it. my grandson did the same troatclearing also for awhile. is or could this be inheritad? it gets worse when he gets nervous about something.i have been reading about torretts.

[Buenchico]

Sorry but I'm not going to be wildly helpful here - My problem just disappeared over the years so I can't suggest a specific cure.

Interestingly, though, you mention that your husband's problem is worse at times of stress. During my teenage years I think that I was suffering from a lot of anxiety (although I didn't recognise it at the time). At college I learnt to relax much more and felt more self-confident and the problem disappeared. It might be worth investigating whether 'tranquilizers' would help but, please note, I'm not necessarily referring to prescription drugs. Your local Holland & Barrett (or any other health food store) should be able to advise on something more 'natural'. Worth a try, perhaps?

Chris

[holden]

Thank you Chris. i also think it has to do with Anxiety,because on the outside he has always played the tough Guy, and really is very insecure. Also i,am sure a Tranqulizer would help at least a little, but he is not keen on taking tabletts, and woudnt take anything that makes him feel a bit odd.So therefore their is not much that can be donefor him, obviously its not bothering him that much as it does mebecause i have to live with him and listen to it.he has been doing it for most of our marriage of 40 years.but since he is retired and home all day it is unberable sometimes for me.