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[|Human|] When I wake up in the morning, I have a coated tongue and salty taste in my mouth. I also have a heavy nasal drainage for about 2 months. I am worried that this is sodium buildup or something like that which is bad for me because I have heart disease and hypertension.
[|AI|]  Hello and thank you for using Chat Doctor. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion. Having this salt sensation, nose secretions and this tongue coated feeling might be related with an oto-rhyno-laringologic problem. Having a sinusitis might cause chronic have nose secretion. This secretion might pass to larigs and give you these sensations. So, in my opinion you should consult an ORL specialist and make a sinus Rx. If this is excluded than you should consult a gastrohepatologyst for a potential gastric problem for this tongue coated feeling. After this it is possible to diagnose something and treat it. Hope I was helpful. Best regards, Chat Doctor.