Saliva and dry mouth: Head and neck cancer and treatments

I have dry mouth, although it does not sound a severe as yours. I take Cevemeline three times a day which helps quite a bit. At night, I use dental trays with fluoride gel and add a dry mouth gel to the tray. I also use a couple sprays of Aquoral, a prescription product, to help with the dryness.

I still use Biotene. Like t(r flavor too. But take a cevimeline at night. Used to
Take 3/ day but now only one. I’m 8 yrs out. I pay $65 usually with Goodrx but it is worth it. Lasts me for 90 days, since original,script was for 3 / day. 😉Wish you the best.

Hi @george6530, what type of head and neck cancer did you have? What helps you to eat with dealing with excessive saliva?

Hi
I have a dry mouth with I think a slightly numb tongue'. If I try and drink water/milk A2 before bed a little better.

Is it the PRADAXA 110 x twice day.

Especially stopping all Bisoprolol I wil now take note.

cheri Joy

I have the same problem. Excessive saliva makes it hard to eat.

I have the opposite problem with hypersalivation. I have been up since 4 this morning from choking on it. It's sticky stringy foamy saliva every since I had covid last year. Mouth was cultured, I do not have thrush and it just showed normal mouth bacteria, but, this is anything but normal. I could water the yard for my husband. LOL. I have tried everything. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Hugs to all...

Dry mouth is a regular symptom of certain medications for me. My muscle relaxers tend to do it to me sometimes. C b d at times does it. That's why I don't take cbd before I go to bed.

The problem I have with Xylitol as well as sprays is they make my mouth more mucky.
I’ve also had prescription but they didn’t work.
For the past 6.5 years I’ve been relying on hot water rinses, water throughout my day and frequent brushing of my teeth with sensitive toothpaste and prescription fluoride toothpaste.

MOJO

I’m approximately 6.5 years out and still have no saliva. I’m assuming that I never will but I’ve learned to live with it.

I’ve tried the 3M spray, mouth rinses and Xylitol, none of these work for me.

As for dental; I see my dentist every 6 months. I also pay for fluoride treatments each visit and have a prescription fluoride toothpaste.

I brush and treat my teeth first thing in the morning, after each meal and a couple times throughout the day.

Drinking water throughout the day helps all of the above and well as the tremendous amount of water I need to get food down my throat.

Wishing you the best, message me anytime.

MOJO

Here’s some insights into how I’ve managed both Dry mouth and Burning mouth… the first, … for the first two years I had to lay and sleep in a semi sitting position so that the little saliva I had moisturized the mouth, slowly I started getting rid of a pillow, then another until I could breathe and sleep in a more relaxed position… of course in order to do this I made sure to apply a moisturizer gel prior to laying down, then wake up some 3-4 hours later and do it again…. It’s not a perfect solution but it helps… don’t get me wrong, dry mouth is still there but not as severe…. As for Burning mouth, this was a problem at the very beginning and lasted for about 3 years, any kind of citrus or gas would burn my throat and mouth, so I stayed away from them… remember, the inner lining of the whole oral cavity went through some pretty nasty trauma, so it’s natural that problems would arise… but the body is a remarkable thing, it learns to cope and in turn with time it adapts to the changes… now I am ver conscious of what I can and cannot have, diluting everything with, say water or milk or yogurt helps a lot, it not only helps in swallowing but keeping the Burning mouth to a minimum if at all… but that’s just my way of dealing with it, you do what you must to keep moving forward, keep an open mind and stay strong and determined…. Hope some of this helps… All my Best to You and Yours….