exacerbate an already irritated throat and nose and prevent mucus from loosening.
When mucus gathers in your throat, rather than moving freely, it may start to clog your airways causing you to cough.
These issues are particularly common during winter months, especially if you live in a cooler climate.
3.) Heavy alcohol use
Choking on saliva can also occur after heavy alcohol use. Alcohol is a depressant.
Consuming too much alcohol can slow muscle response. Being unconscious or incapacitated from consuming too much alcohol can cause saliva to pool in the back of the mouth instead of flowing down the throat.
Sleeping with your head elevated can improve saliva flow and prevent choking.
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4.) Acid Reflux
Another reason could be acid reflux (heartburn). Fairly common symptoms of acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) include sore throat, coughing, post-nasal drip, wheezing, and hoarseness.
These symptoms tend to be worse when you wake up in the morning. Many of these symptoms occur when individuals with an impaired esophageal sphincter (valve) and a stomach full of acid lie down at night.
The acid in the stomach can migrate up the esophagus and irritate the back of the throat, which also happens to be connected to the nasal passageways.
So now that you what may be causing it, how do you fix it?
While there’s no instant fix for