Dry mouth remedies

Always have water when eating. I can't swallow food without it. Get a pill cutter, although the gel pills can't be cut. Water first, pill in mouth, lots of water, head back and it's down. I tried AZO pills for my Urinary tract, Couldn't handle the size. Luckily, I found the Gummies.

XyLiMelts tablets from Amazon. People who have chemo take them. Put brown part against back tooth for ten seconds. It sits there and mouth is great all night.

I know this is an old thread but Xylimelts are amazingly effective. I am surprised more people on here haven’t referred to them.

I rarely wake in the night with dryness since I have been using them.

There is only one downside to them, (which only goes to show how effective they are in producing saliva), and that is drool. I always seem to end up with a smear of white hardened residue on the upper edge of my bed covers. It comes off easily on wash days though.

Interestingly I can nearly always tell how long I have been asleep if I wake for any reason, due to the amount that the lozenge has dissolved. If there is a lot left then I have only been asleep one or two hours. If only a little left of the lozenge, then about six hours.

I use to take them, one would only last about 4 hours, but for some reason they quit working 🫤🤷🏼‍♀️

My ENT recommended these for me and I use them at night. Sometimes at work. For me they worked alright.

Yikes! Is there no choking hazard? I would not want anything in my mouth while sleeping.

I take them. They stick to the inside of my mouth so no fear of choking. If I want to take it out, I literally have to pull it off or put my nail under it to break the seal.

I use Nokkomo Mints, they are fizzy mints that instantly get rid of dry mouth

While my dry mouth routine requires about 30 minutes of self maintenance per day I feel the difference. My saliva gets very thick making it’s hard to talk and swallow. Plaque is bacteria.
1. Dentist appointments 4x/year to monitor progression.
2. Gluten free diet reduced daily plaque buildup.
3. Morning - brush teeth with Sonicare.
4. During the day I use waterpick or disposable bristly picks to remove the food sticking to my teeth.
5. Night- floss, waterpick, brush and swish a teaspoon of coconut oil for 10-20 minutes and SPIT IT OUT. It’s full of bacteria. DO NOT spit oil down sink or toilet, it will ruin your plumbing. See oil pulling on Cleveland Clinic website for details. I do chores and swish at the same time.
6. One xyliment at night and as needed (causes numb reaction on inside of my cheeks,)
Adding oil pulling to my routine has been incredible. I wake up with little or no plaque on my teeth. Sometimes I will swish during the day.
Routine is working for me and I hope it continues. Heat and dryness impair effectiveness. Symptoms change.

I use AloeCure brand:
Pure Aloe Vera Juice Natural Flavor - USDA Certified Organic
It helps and lasts awhile.
Note that I get dry mouth and some thick salvia, maybe postnasal drip, in the back of my throat that makes me cough. The AV juice kills the cough right away and prevents it for a long time.
I keep it in my mouth for 15 seconds and then swallow it.