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What Causes Dry Mouth In A BP Patient?
Question: My father is 67 year old man and use to take medicines for Blood pressure control (Depin retard, Cardace(drug :ramipril) and TG-TOR(drug atorvastatin)) and Depression(Neurobest -OD,Shelcal -500, D-Gain, EIOS,Sompraz 40) on regular basis.
For two three days as summer started in north XXXXXXX , he frequently complaints of dry mouth.
Could you please help to let me know the exact root cause and how he can get rid of this.
Do let me know if he start using some flouoride tooth paste(please provide the name) as this time he is using Colgate Total.
Regards,
XXXXXXX
For two three days as summer started in north XXXXXXX , he frequently complaints of dry mouth.
Could you please help to let me know the exact root cause and how he can get rid of this.
Do let me know if he start using some flouoride tooth paste(please provide the name) as this time he is using Colgate Total.
Regards,
XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
needs evaluation.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns that your father is having dry mouth.
Dry mouth could be drug induced (anti depressents) or due to secondary to nasal obstruction (cold, sinus infection, turbinate hypertrophy, obesity) or due to salivary gland abnormalities.
I suggest you to follow these measures to overcome the issue of dry mouth.
1. Brushing your teeth at least twice a day, but even more preferably, after every meal and before bedtime.
2. Using a toothpaste that contains fluoride (pepsodent).
3. Drink water frequently to keep your mouth moist and loosen mucus.
4. Avoid commercial mouth rinses or mouthwashes that contain alcohol or peroxide. These ingredients will further dry out your mouth.
5. Salagen, Evoxac, Biotene Oral Balance and Oasis Moisturizing Mouth Spray are available as over the counter medications for dry mouth.
Kindly evaluate with ent surgeon for the exact cause of drying, before giving over the counter medications.
Hope this answers your question, if you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Wishing you good health.
needs evaluation.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns that your father is having dry mouth.
Dry mouth could be drug induced (anti depressents) or due to secondary to nasal obstruction (cold, sinus infection, turbinate hypertrophy, obesity) or due to salivary gland abnormalities.
I suggest you to follow these measures to overcome the issue of dry mouth.
1. Brushing your teeth at least twice a day, but even more preferably, after every meal and before bedtime.
2. Using a toothpaste that contains fluoride (pepsodent).
3. Drink water frequently to keep your mouth moist and loosen mucus.
4. Avoid commercial mouth rinses or mouthwashes that contain alcohol or peroxide. These ingredients will further dry out your mouth.
5. Salagen, Evoxac, Biotene Oral Balance and Oasis Moisturizing Mouth Spray are available as over the counter medications for dry mouth.
Kindly evaluate with ent surgeon for the exact cause of drying, before giving over the counter medications.
Hope this answers your question, if you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Wishing you good health.
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