Do humidifiers help at night with dry mouth?

OKCnative
OKCnative Member Posts: 326 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Getting ready to start my daily rads next week and i'm trying to get everything ready.

I'm wondering if a humidifier on my nightstand next to my bed might help with dry mouth?

Amazon has a well rated Honeywell for basically 50% off right now - making it $18.

Anyone try a humidifier? If so, thoughts?

Thanks!

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  • AnotherSurvivor
    AnotherSurvivor Member Posts: 384 Member
    #2
    Yes.  Even at 7 months post I

    Yes.  Even at 7 months post I use mine every night.   Be fanatical on cleanliness.  I separate the tank from the pedestal and pull the little spray nozzle and let them all dry completely during the day.  It prevents the growth of algae.

  • OKCnative
    OKCnative Member Posts: 326 Member
    edited July 2017 #3
    AnotherSurvivor said:

    Yes.  Even at 7 months post I

    Yes.  Even at 7 months post I use mine every night.   Be fanatical on cleanliness.  I separate the tank from the pedestal and pull the little spray nozzle and let them all dry completely during the day.  It prevents the growth of algae.

    Thanks. This is the one I

    Thanks. This is the one I just ordered. 

    $17.72 (with discount) seems like a good deal.

    We have really hard well water. I will be using either distilled water or just filter water through a Brita filter first.

    Thanks

  • Engelsa
    Engelsa Member Posts: 50
    edited July 2017 #4
    It Helps

    I purchased two Crane Cool Mist Drop Shape Humidifiers. I would keep one by the bed and the other by the chair/ottoman that my husband would rest in. These have helped a lot with breathing/swallowing comfort. The feature I appreciate most is the mist variation. I could really pile it on when needed.

    Husband has successfully completed 7 weeks chemo/radiation for Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Cancer, T4N2M0.

    I wish you the very best during and after treatment.

    Sara

  • rahlf43
    rahlf43 Member Posts: 3
    #5
    Things that work for me, humidifier didn't

    Dry mouth, especially at night is a bummer! My best friend has been Xylimelts. A slow dissolving xylitol lozenge tha adheres to the gums , usually placed just above an upper first molar. The xylitol is a caries inhibitor and has few side effects. Two get me through a night.

    They can be bought at CVS or ordered directly from the maker, Oracoat.. having water and a spray bottle bedside helps for those occasional dry wake-ups. I make solution of about 2/3 Biotene (old formula or new version of old formula)!and 1/3 ACT dry mouth fluoride rinse and put it in a small spray bottle. it works for me but a lot of people don't like Biotene. 

    Good luck

    my Dx was squamous cell carcinoma base of tongue, 63 Gy rad with Erbitux after two rounds of adjuvant multi chemo.

    naso pharyngeal might be a bit different but dry mouth is dry mouth, try the Xylimelts, it has really helped me.

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