Changes in saliva are stopping my partner from sleeping

Hi. I managed at night by doing this in my sleep almost. I spat into kitchen roll, dropped on the floor then collected in a paper bag to be burned in the Rayburn.The sticky stuff hung about for a month or two. Having a humidifier in the bedroom might help. I tried steaming over hot water a few times in the day but I'm not convinced it made much difference. What did was being properly hydrated and that meant 3 litres of water in addition to the liquid food. Some people bought a nebuliser to use in the day. If none of this helps his hospital may try a drug called Carbocisteine which is a mucolytic used off label.

Thanks Dani, I’ve passed that on. The treatment keeps throwing new things to cope with! 

Fortunately I did not really suffer from this during treatment.  A nebuliser helped with the mucus I did get.  My main problem was a dry mouth - that was greatly helped by having a humidifier beside the bed.  The only problem was then I had to put the dehumidifier on in the morning to dry the room out!!

Thanks! Did it last long?

Mucus was transient for around 6 to 8 weeks. 

Dry mouth is here to stay, but nowhere near as bad as in those few weeks after treatment.  Now it's water during the day and biotine gel at night