Biotene mouthwash

Also using humidifier at night

lizzie

Hi Lizzie. I use bioxtra mouthwash trued biotene but I found it too strong. As for xyimelts you need a bit of saliva fir them to work all you can do is try them. I personally found they worked better after treatment that’s when mouth went very dry. I only ever use 1.2 of one cut in half with a knife on the brush side put blade on and swift bang if you try cutting motion they break in bits. 
Some use one either side of mouth others use one. 
I too used humidifier snd was givrn a nebuliser which I used up to 6 times a day / night this was given by hospital. Pleased you are eating 
Hazel 

Yes rinse and spit. As often as you need to. Xylimelts need some saliva to work so best left for after treatment 

Salt bicarbonate mix works quite well  a pinch of each in a tumbler of water  

Diet ginger ale or coke are worth trying when your mouth gets sticky 

Thankyou both.   I must admit I feel some embarrassment at spitting into tissues when I am out snd about.  I carry a bag with tissues in and a waste bag.  Difficult when you need to spit when people about!   Do others feel the same?  Lizzie

Oh yes but it was a case of needs must and   I just did it. 
You can try soda water that can help disperse the sticky mouth. 
Hazel 

Hi Lizzie,

Yep the spitting still with me, and conscious about it when out. A bit worried about  that back in the classroom in a couple of weeks . Everyone else used to it now. 

I use bioxtra gel. Just a small pea size after my last sip of water at night, and again after I have anything to drink overnight. No longer waking with tongue stuck to mouth since I started doing that again. Did this through treatment too. 

I'm fairly lucky that I never completely lost saliva. I do also carry a bottle of saliva spray with me. I did need that a bit during treatment/ early recovery - more of a back up now if the water runs out. 

Ronnie 

Thankyou Hazel

What is saliva spray?   Lizzie

Hi,

Small bottle of 'fake saliva' my CNS prescribe two- Saliveze dry mouth spray & AS Saliva Orthana spray, so I could pick which I preferred. Just need a couple of sprays and they coat inside mouth. Sometimes used them before putting mask on for RT. I think the first has some animal fat in, second doesn't. They just give a bit of lubrication. Handy to fit in pocket 

Thankyou Ronnie