Why do you sometimes need to clear your throat when you haven’t spoken in a while?

Question

like when your voice is raspy so you need to do that little cough to clear up your throat and your voice is back to normal, although there’s nothing in your passageway

In: Biology

Answer 1

The inside of your throat and lungs is coated in mucus to help trap dust and other things in the air. Swallowing saliva keeps this mucus moving downwards. Occasionally, this mucus can build up in your throat if you haven’t spoken in awhile, even if you don’t notice it. Alternately, sometimes your throat is dry and you need to cough to move some mucus to lubricate your throat.