sleep depivation

james chambliss

The dry mouth has been keeping me up all night and i start staring at the walls. I feel like i can't get good rest at all. I am getting tired but can't really sleep. It's a pain in the butt. Any suggestions?



James

Hondo

Hi James
I know the feeling, I use Stoppers 4 at night it would well for me, I get it at www.drugstor.com.

All the best to you my friend

D Lewis

Biotene Gel, Liquid, Spray and Mouthwash
I keep a tall glass of water with a straw right next to the bed. I rinse with the mouthwash, apply a coating of gel (blech) to the inside of my mouth, and keep the Biotene Spray right close at hand. I wake up anywhere from three to six or seven times a night with a completely dry mouth, then reapply either the gel or the spray, take a slug of waterr to re-wet my throat, and try to go back to sleep. I'm getting better at it, but for now, an uninterrupted night's sleep is a thing of the past. I'm hoping for improvement, as more time passes.

Deb

rozaroo

D Lewis said:

Biotene Gel, Liquid, Spray and Mouthwash
I keep a tall glass of water with a straw right next to the bed. I rinse with the mouthwash, apply a coating of gel (blech) to the inside of my mouth, and keep the Biotene Spray right close at hand. I wake up anywhere from three to six or seven times a night with a completely dry mouth, then reapply either the gel or the spray, take a slug of waterr to re-wet my throat, and try to go back to sleep. I'm getting better at it, but for now, an uninterrupted night's sleep is a thing of the past. I'm hoping for improvement, as more time passes.

Deb

Sleep!
I am almost seven month's post treatment & have been sleeping pretty much through the night for the past couple of month's. Sometimes my throat is pretty dry & I will get up for
a sip of water. It will get better however, I sure as heck had my doubts!

team stevens

opposite
Mike has the opposite problem, his saliva is still pretty thick. He got excited because the dr removed his trech ( he had it in since last December @ Christmas) but now he has a hard time sleeping..all the excessive saliva doesn't know where to go

sweetblood22

rozaroo said:

Sleep!
I am almost seven month's post treatment & have been sleeping pretty much through the night for the past couple of month's. Sometimes my throat is pretty dry & I will get up for
a sip of water. It will get better however, I sure as heck had my doubts!

Yep it's awful
I use GC Dry Mouth gel over night. I get it at my dentist. If I don't I am up every hour. With the dry mouth products I may go for three hrs. I am trying to figure out what to do for choir rehersal. Trying to sing again and nothing is helping yet. Good luck.

sweetblood22

rozaroo said:

Sleep!
I am almost seven month's post treatment & have been sleeping pretty much through the night for the past couple of month's. Sometimes my throat is pretty dry & I will get up for
a sip of water. It will get better however, I sure as heck had my doubts!

I use GC Dry mouth gel that
I use GC Dry mouth gel that I get from the dentist at night. If not I wake up every hour. With it I can go two to three hours. I'm trying to figure out how to sing again. I'm not having much luck at rehearsal. my mouth is too dry and my tongue hurts. Tried the biotene products, and the spray every ten minutes. Not helping. Maybe try the GC Gel.

Pam M

Humidifier
Using a humidifier really helped me. The one I used was a portable one (about 40 dollars, I think). I think it made a big difference. I'm six months out now, and (thank you) only wake up at night to shush our dogs, or answer the call of nature. Yep, I keep water by the bed because I'm dry when I wake up, but that's not what wakes me. Besides upping my water intake, I also avoided salt and caffeine (caffeine blocks water absorption). Good luck.

luv4lacrosse

Hondo said:

Hi James
I know the feeling, I use Stoppers 4 at night it would well for me, I get it at www.drugstor.com.

All the best to you my friend

STOPPERS 4
I just ordered some on Hodo's advice. Cannot wait until it gets here. A friend of my wife gave her some bottles of a swallowable wash called Prevention, Oncology Mouth Rinse. Active Ingredients are Glycerine & Menthol. I let it sit in my mouth for a minute or so and then swallowed. it does bring some relief, but does not last very long.

MIKE

sweetblood22

Pam M said:

Humidifier
Using a humidifier really helped me. The one I used was a portable one (about 40 dollars, I think). I think it made a big difference. I'm six months out now, and (thank you) only wake up at night to shush our dogs, or answer the call of nature. Yep, I keep water by the bed because I'm dry when I wake up, but that's not what wakes me. Besides upping my water intake, I also avoided salt and caffeine (caffeine blocks water absorption). Good luck.

Hey Pam-
I keep forgetting to get a humidifier!! Does it have to be right by your bed? Or can it be like five or six feet away?

Kent Cass

sweetblood22 said:

Hey Pam-
I keep forgetting to get a humidifier!! Does it have to be right by your bed? Or can it be like five or six feet away?

All of the above
and maybe some Ambien.

kcass

Hondo

luv4lacrosse said:

STOPPERS 4
I just ordered some on Hodo's advice. Cannot wait until it gets here. A friend of my wife gave her some bottles of a swallowable wash called Prevention, Oncology Mouth Rinse. Active Ingredients are Glycerine & Menthol. I let it sit in my mouth for a minute or so and then swallowed. it does bring some relief, but does not last very long.

MIKE

Hi Mike
I hope it works for you please let me know

Take care my friend