The Throat Clearing That's Ruining Your Work Life? It's Your Gut.
You've tried everything. Cough drops before meetings. Muting yourself on every call. Skipping lunch entirely because eating makes it worse. Hiding in the bathroom to hack up phlegm between presentations.
Your coworkers have noticed. They ask 'are you sick?' every single day. You've started eating alone, arriving early, and leaving late just to avoid the embarrassment.
Here's what nobody told you: that noise isn't a throat problem. It's a gut problem. A stomach enzyme called pepsin is leaking into your throat through silent reflux — and your body floods your throat with mucus to protect itself. All day. Every day.