Asthma Management: Inhalers, Diet Triggers & Relief Tips

Asthma can cause tight airways, skin rashes, and chronic phlegm. Effective management involves using the right inhalers, understanding diet triggers for kids, and recognizing the effects of caffeine on coughing.

Allergies and Chronic Phlegm

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Amy Sterling Casil

Phlegm. It's hard to spell, sounds terrible and feels worse. Physicians and researchers call excess phlegm in the lungs and upper chest "chronic mucus hypersecretion." A runny nose, sneezing and coughing up phlegm are common symptoms of seasonal allergies such as hay fever.