Nasal symptoms are more common in the night and early morning.

Do you feel congested at the moment you wake up?
Does this occur only in the mornings?
Do you have thick phlegm right at the base of your throat, too?

None of the above. Just need to blow my nose a lot. This is about an hour after I have been up. I've read the paper and had two cups of coffee. No symptems at all till I use the John.

It's every day too, like clockwork. Like I said, two different homes and even if I am traveling in the hotel.

Thanks for the reply. The origonal post was titled "weird morning sinus" The owner of the forum decided to change the title which actually did not help.

Have you noticed reduced sense of taste or smell?
Do you have chronic cough, too?

I'm not sure, but you can check with your doctor or an ENT doctor for a condition known as vasomotor rhinitis, or, non-allergic rhinitis.
It is present all year round and sneezing is not characteristic.
It's symptoms of nasal congestion and runny nose, can be triggered by change in room temperature, consuming hot or cold drinks (your coffee), eating spicy food, smelling certain scents or even having strong emotions.

Waiting for your post!
Marija

every morning when I wake up I am congested, with thick phlegm in my throat. I cough to get the phlegm up, and it draw tears, I just want it to stop. Any suggestions on what this may be?

It sounds like you are going through a case of sinusitis, an inflammation of sinuses ans nasal passages.
Nasal congestion with thick secretion, headache, facial pain upon pressure in the area of cheeks, nose and eyes, sore throat, cough, sometimes fever, fatigue, are all symptoms of this condition.
Sinusitis, usually, follows a case of viral infection of upper airways, or allergy attack.
Fungi, or air pollutions, can trigger the same problem.
Some structural nasal problems, like nasal septum deviation, or presence of nasal and sinus benign growths (polyps), put the patient at greater risk for frequent attacks of sinusitis.
Accumulation of excessive nasal secretions or mucus drainage in the throat or back of the nose is known as post nasal drip, leading to bed breath, need for constant throat clearing, tickling in the throat, swallowing and spitting mucus constantly.
It is very characteristic finding in sinusitis sufferers.
Every person, should visit a doctor when experiencing pain or pressure in the upper face accompanied by nasal congestion or discharge, postnasal drip, or ongoing bad breath, for appropriate drug treatment.
Sinusitis left untreated increases the chances for chronic sinusitis attacks later in life.

Best wishes!
Marija

caffeine in coffee is a vasodilator, which expands the blood vessels in the body, including the ones in the sinuses