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Dry Mouth. Particularly at night. Solutions?

Posted by sandy8043 @sandy8043, May 20, 2024

I was diagnosed with Squamous of the tongue and lymph nodes. Following surgery, radiation and chemo/cysplatin I've had chronic dry mouth. A friend of my husband's who had similar surgery recommended Xylimelts stick on mints. I bought mine off Amazon and the box of 40 was less that 20 bucks. They really work. I sleep through the night. And my daytime dryness is much better also. They work for me.

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harleytiger | @harleytiger | 1 day ago
In reply to @roblem "Hi @dmg64, I had 35 rounds (7weeks) of Photon radiation for a total of 70Gy and..." + (show)
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Hi @dmg64,
I had 35 rounds (7weeks) of Photon radiation for a total of 70Gy and 3 rounds of cisplatin chemo for tonsil cancer back in 2008 but no surgery and to help with the brutal dry mouth tried ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ACUPUNCTURE in 2015 which was offered at my cancer clinic for head & neck cancer patients. I was tested to get a baseline and retested after 8-10 appts. and had great results. Never needed to go back and to this day 10 yrs. later dry mouth is a non-issue, and I don't have to carry a water bottle with me either.

Best of luck on your journey,
Rob

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@roblem I've never heard of electrical stimulation acupuncture? I'm doing acupuncture, but not electrical. I suppose I should ask at the clinic?

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roblem | @roblem | 23 hours ago
In reply to @harleytiger "@roblem I've never heard of electrical stimulation acupuncture? I'm doing acupuncture, but not electrical. I suppose..." + (show)
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@roblem I've never heard of electrical stimulation acupuncture? I'm doing acupuncture, but not electrical. I suppose I should ask at the clinic?

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@harleytiger
Absolutely

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oliverpuppy | @oliverpuppy | 4 hours ago
In reply to @dmg64 "Sounds like this worked extremely well for you. I see you did the electroaccupuncture in 2015,..." + (show)
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Sounds like this worked extremely well for you. I see you did the electroaccupuncture in 2015, can you please tell me how long this was after your treatment (surgery and/or chemo, and/or radiation) was all completed? I'm about 5 months past radiation treatments and I am having significant issues with dry mouth. Thank you so much! It's nice to read stories that offer hope of better days down to the road.

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@dmg64 I had acupuncture and it didn’t do anything. Xylimelts work for me. I cut one pill in half and put them on each side of my mouth. I get less goopy phlegm in the morning that way. Brush and floss using high fluoride toothpaste as prescribed. This has worked very well for me!

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jaybb1 | @jaybb1 | 2 hours ago
In reply to @sandy8043 "@shane1954 Xylimelts mints that adhere to your gums work great, too especially at night." + (show)
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@shane1954 Xylimelts mints that adhere to your gums work great, too especially at night.

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@sandy8043 Thanks for the feedback. But is there not a concern that mints adhering to gum over night will cause tooth decay problems. My teeth health is a major concern after radiation to the mouth.

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