@niml Kleenex is my best friend but paper towel is second. I had right maxillary SCC surgery in May of 2024. I had an obturator placed in roof of my mouth to cover the hole in the palate. Prevents aspiration. However, radiation after surgery has caused swallowing issues and because of it not fitting properly, Liquids and food get underneath it and come out my right nostril.
So the phlegm and saliva are always an issue when eating or drinking. I have had months of speech and swallowing therapy and exercises to do daily but I cant seem to get them done daily.
All this has certainly changed lifestyle. I don't have a feeding tube and did not ever have one. It seems like issues with food get worse but in two weeks I go to UofM and see the dentist and NP.
The obturator is supposed to be adjusted and the zygomatic implant restored. (don't know what is going to be changed but my speech bothers me. It is not me. Eating is getting more limited. However, I am alive.