Mac + lung cavity

Hello Bearsmom91
Do you know if you sleep with your mouth open at night.
I was waking up with dry mouth for a long time. I started using the 3M paper tape, micropore tape, to place a small piece above and below my lips to keep my mouth shut at night. It works, no more dry mouth.
Thought I'd mention my experience for food for thought.
Barbara

I was having trouble with dry mouth at night, too—felt like my throat was brittle enough to crack! I started using either Fluticasone, then switched to Flunisolde, and went back to sleeping with my mouth closed. Problem solved. Bothe were prescribed by my doctor, though I believe they are available over-the-counter. Fortunately, I did not have to go to using tape, but would if necessary.
Anna

That is an ingenious idea! I wondered if it was possible to be sure that my mouth wasn't open during the night and you proved it can be done! I woke up yesterday needing to drink a sip of water every few minutes even though I was awake. I started to get really depressed about this new development and looked online for ideas. I saw that Biotene is a good choice, called my pharmacist to be sure it wouldn't affect any of my medications and my husband picked some up for me. It worked like a charm. My mouth stayed moist for at least 6 hours and my throat didn't feel dry either. I appreciate the tip you gave me. Keep Biotene on mind in case you have problems with dry mouth in the day time and thank you very much for your reply.

Thank you! I did a little research after posting here and came up with Biotene! My pharmacist said it won't affect any of my meds and I took it about 4:00 pm. At 10 pm my mouth was still moist and my throat didn't feel dry either. Thank you so much for your reply!

Mine was 2.1 cm and was filled in in the 16th month of four antibiotics. It stayed the same size all the time and never shrank until this month.

Have you ever had to have your cavities biopsy? I current have two. One is 1.4 x 0.9 cm and the other one is 9.5 x 7.1 mm. I’ve had them for two years. Last CT scan they grew just a little. The pulmonologist wants me to do another sputum sample and possible biopsy on one of them if there’s any changes when I have my next CT scan in 6 months.