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What Causes Dry Mouth In An Elderly Person?

I m 62. I ve started to get dry mouth but only when I sleep. I wake up after 4 hours and start salivating withing a minute. I go back to sleep and get dry mouth again. This doesn t happen during the day. I ve been on a cpap machine for 14 years. I stopped 7pm medications as a test but still get it. I can drink 32 ounces of water between 8-10pm but it still happens every night. Why only when I sleep but never the rest of the time even if I don t drink anything for 4-5 hours?
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Hello,
it sounds like your salivary glands are not working properly. Try a product called biotene. It is an artificial saliva and dry mouth moistener. Use it at bedtime and keep it at the bedside to use if you wake up with a dry mouth.
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What Causes Dry Mouth In An Elderly Person?

Hello, it sounds like your salivary glands are not working properly. Try a product called biotene. It is an artificial saliva and dry mouth moistener. Use it at bedtime and keep it at the bedside to use if you wake up with a dry mouth. Regards