nasal drip
Nose mucus flow
Nasal drip is mucus draining from the nasal passages, either forward through the nose or backward down the throat.
The backward flow is called postnasal drip, a common symptom of colds, allergies, and sinus infections: The postnasal drip kept me up coughing all night.
Nasal drip can also refer to medication delivered through the nose.
- postnasalBehind the nasal cavity
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- sinusAir-filled cranial cavity
- sinus infectionInflamed nasal cavity illness
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
stuffy nose · throat · sniffling · allergies · allergy season · phlegm · runny · stuffiness · drainage · cough · irritation · tickle · swallow · clear · cold · snot · tissue · antihistamine
- allergy symptomshives, sneezing, itching, rash, swelling
- coldscommon cold, cold virus, rhinovirus, head cold, chest cold
- ENT conditionsear infection, tinnitus, sinusitis, hearing loss, sore throat
- mucusmucus, snot, phlegm, boogers, mucin
- Nosenose, nostril, nostrils, septum, turbinate
- illness symptomsfever, chills, aches, headache, cough