Are there any lifestyle changes that can help me manage chronic catarrh?

Alongside any medications or approaches, such as a saline nasal spray, your consultant may recommend things like:

• sleeping at a slight incline rather than completely flat

• sipping ice-cold water when you need to clear your throat – to help reduce the inflammation caused by constant coughing

• stopping smoking if you smoke – it can cause your body to produce more, thicker mucus

• getting regular good quality sleep and eating well – as these both strengthen your immune system, to help make it less likely you’ll get an infection that would make the catarrh worse