Al... if you have a paunch, seriously, where are you keeping it? The bottom of your feet? Looks to me you don't need to lose any weight. Gain is more like.

I agree with others though. Go to doc. Maybe allergy plugging sinuses or causing post nasal drip. Have you recently replaced carpet? Is it possibly the leavings of dust mites? Maybe mattress replacement, or a hypo- allergenic mattress cover for it would improve things.

Remember you were in Dubai for a year. Maybe you have developed sensitivity to the late summer spectrum of pollens, spores, molds or fungii in Kent.