i'm hoping people on this forum can help me.

i'm not sure why i put this in sleep disorders, but i guess this
condition flares up alot when i sleep.

i have a strange feeling in my nasal passages, sort of like it's very
dry and irritated or that some of the nodes (is that the correct word?
have become agitated. almost always one side of throat/nose only, but
occasionally other side too. IT REALLY FEELS LIKE IT'S IN THE RIGHT
HAND PASSAGE WAY FROM THROAT TO NOSE, BUT WHEN I CLEAR IT BY SMALL
COUGH, IT FEELS LIKE IT MIGHT BE FURTHER DOWN.

when to a throat specialist a year ago and he didn't find anything but
i think i described it more as a lump, so he'd probably have been
looking for something very serious and right now i'd classify this as
very annoying.

My thoughts are that its a combination of

1) dehydration (flares up when i run, but it definitely feels like
it's localized in one spot).

2) allergies (i'm pretty much allergic to all common non-food
allergents; started on allergy shots a year ago, but i find it's very
time-consuming and not effective). basically, this condition started
when i lived in a house with horrible ventilation and alot of mold,
plus i'm not great at cleaning so alot of dust, but that's nothing
new.

3) stress (i notice it when i feel stressed or go to important
meetings).

other possible causes:

could be a small little growth or irritated nodes (never even realized
that just behind mouth, there are these passages (i assume to the
nose). the condition comes and goes a little.

could something very small (mold or fingernail piece - chew my nails)
impacted although i think my body would be trying to expel it
violently.

I have very little mucus in nose/throat/saliva and noticed that for
years (when i was a kid i had alot due to allergies or winter weather
and had huge mucus)... could it be sinusitis??? but i'm never
sick/cough (sinusitis caused terrible cough???) and i've got to figure
a throat specialist would have checked for that.

also, acid backing up from stomach?????

Sorry to be hypochondriac but i've seen all these explanations on this
thread.

i'm sure most people, including that throat specialist if i go again,
will tell me it's a common condition of modern "poor air quality" and
stress AND suggest hydrating nose more and taking antihistamines....
but i'd much rather take a pill and be cured LOL!!!!

anyhow, thanks in advance for all input.