In fact, postnasal drip is the most common cause of chronic cough. Excess mucus running down your throat may also make you feel hoarse and give you a sore throat. If the mucus plugs up the Eustachian tube -- the tube that connects the throat to the middle ear -- it can lead to a painful ear infection.
claudication (countable and uncountable, plural claudications) 1  A temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles. 2  A specific limp caused by this pain.
intermittent claudication pain, tension, and weakness in the legs on walking, which intensifies to produce lameness and is relieved by rest; it is seen in occlusive arterial disease. jaw claudication a complex of symptoms like those of intermittent claudication but seen in the muscles of mastication in giant cell arteritis. neurogenic claudication that accompanied by pain and paresthesias in the back, buttocks, and legs that is relieved by stooping, caused by mechanical disturbances due to posture or by ischemia of the cauda equina. venous claudication intermittent claudication due to venous stasis. claudication (klÃ´â²dÄ­-kÄâ²shÉn) n. 1.