for awhile now I've been having to clear my throat(or else swollow the flem...yuck) alot and also have to drink water all the time if I want to keep my mouth from being dry(which it seems to be alot). I've been working at a Vet's Office for the past 2.5 years, and it seems like it has started about a year after I started working there. Is it possible that I devoped allergies to pets? or are these symptoms more serious? I notice that it doesn't really clear up over the weekends I have off either. Could it be anything else? this has been irritating me for awhile now, and I have tried taking anti-allergy pills and they don't seem to help(mainly just Benadryl). I must have cleared my throat atleast 10 times since I've wrote all this!!! this is driving me mad. Well, I'm actually getting use to it....which is even more depressing.