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@hannahbernard1 Wow that was a young age to find out I was in my early 40’s I went to the dentist and asked about my tongue being white all the time and he said he knew what it was because his wife had Sjogren’s so I had I believe blood test done. Having dry eyes I tore the tissue on my eye, dry sinuses , itchy skin. I just seen the GERD Doctor today I can’t wear my cpap because I wake up choking from the acid, I need esophagus surgery to tighten that sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus. I’ve been taking meds for it since 1998 . Make sure the head of your beds elevated, I was at one time using papaya enzymes from the GNC store which helped until I had a bad spell and the doctor put me back on medicine. For the dry eyes my Optometrist prescribed Miebo it’s an oily eye drop so it helps lubricate and then I use a gel drop at night before bed

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Thank you for the reply! I have recently elevated my bed as I was frequently waking up, also choking from the acid! It's very scary; I'm sorry you have also experienced that! Something I have found beneficial for my GERD is Prilosec. You may already take this, but in the morning, before I have breakfast, I take Prilosec, and it seriously changed my life! I went from 160lbs to 80lbs in about seven months because my GERD was so bad. After taking Prilosec religiously for about two months, I have been able to eat and keep everything down! It sounds like we have had some similar experiences, though, as I recently tore the tissue on my eye as well. Doing so is very painful! I will need to try the gel drops you mentioned!!