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How Can Dry Mouth Be Treated?

Dry mouth for a month. Tongue is a bit white but feels fat. Had a sinus cold for a few weeks before. Was bad enough to goto urgent care who said it was thrush. Followed up with primary who said no thrush just geographical tongue. No explanation for dry mouth refered to ent office. Didn't see a Dr but someone under him. She did scope of nose and throats and all looked good. Didn't have any explanation for dry mouth again. I got put on cevimeline which worked but gave me Diarrhea so I got taken off of it. Ent said there's no other medicine and never saw someone " healthy" who had this. My blood sugar tested at 110 a few weeks back. Not sure what's next. OTC meds don't work. Tired of my mouth feeling dirty and dry.
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Dry mouth can be due to causes like
-Severe dehydration,
-Side effects of medications if you take any.
-Salivary gland dysfunction.
-Nerve damage supplying salivary glands.
-Oral infections like thrush..
-Sjogren's Syndrome..etc..

Whitish layer can be due to fungal overgrowth or Oral Thrush that is commonly seen when there is dry mouth..

You should consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated..

-For dry mouth chew sugarfree chewing gums..
-Drink plenty of water.
-Avoid regular mouthwash and use specialized mouthwash that are formulated for dry mouth patients like Biotene..
-You can also instil artificial saliva drops..
-Suck tart candies as it also stimulates saliva flow..

Hope this helps..

Regards.


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How Can Dry Mouth Be Treated?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Dry mouth can be due to causes like -Severe dehydration, -Side effects of medications if you take any. -Salivary gland dysfunction. -Nerve damage supplying salivary glands. -Oral infections like thrush.. -Sjogren s Syndrome..etc.. Whitish layer can be due to fungal overgrowth or Oral Thrush that is commonly seen when there is dry mouth.. You should consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated.. -For dry mouth chew sugarfree chewing gums.. -Drink plenty of water. -Avoid regular mouthwash and use specialized mouthwash that are formulated for dry mouth patients like Biotene.. -You can also instil artificial saliva drops.. -Suck tart candies as it also stimulates saliva flow.. Hope this helps.. Regards.