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Any solutions for hypersecretion to be able to sleep?
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Dec 7, 2025 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Excess mucus and hypersecretions is a side effect that people who have had treatment for head and neck cancers have discussed too. Here are a couple of related discussions:
- Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/inability-to-swallow-and-never-ending-foamy-saliva/
- Hypopharyngeal cancer -management of saliva and mucus at night https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hypopharyngeal-cancer-management-of-saliva-and-mucus-at-night/
This discussion might also offer some tips:
- 2 years post surgery: Any tips for sleeping and eating? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/2-years-post-surgery/
@grconner, how is your wife doing? Did you find any solutions that help her get better sleep?
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@colleenyoung I haven't read these articles yet but to this point I haven't found anything that helped. I've tried the patch behind the ear, claritin and benadryl. So far nothing has helped. Hopefully your articles will shed some light. Thank you for the reply!