Dry mouth post-surgery

[CK]

prior to surgery I used to get severe dry mouth and dry throat at night. By morning my entire throat felt like a dry desert. I had to have water next to my bed in the morning or else I would be very very cranky. Now, since my surgery (~1.2 months ago), my throat no longer gets dry, but the top of my roof gets slimey-ish? Like harden saliva or something? My lips are a few mm apart, which is standard for gunson patients so I sleep with my mouth open. and when your neck is back your mouth opens slightly more, nothing one can do about it.

Anyone else experience this?

[Krista]

Scary to think of going through all of this and still not being able to sleep naturally with a good lip seal and nasal breathing.

[stevek216]

Prior to surgery I had literally too much chin to support, and as soon as I would fall asleep my lower jaw would just plummet.  So incredibly dry mouths were standard, whereas now it's not really an issue.  I can't say I've noticed slime, but my breath has gotten worse haha.  Compromises, compromises.

[neferkitti]

Prior to surgery I had literally too much chin to support, and as soon as I would fall asleep my lower jaw would just plummet. 

Ha! Post-surgery I literally have too much chin to support, so as soon as I fall asleep, my lower jaw plummets.

This is mostly a problem if I sleep on my back. Side sleeping lessens the likelihood, but still....

[stevek216]

For whatever reason, no matter what position I fall asleep on I end up on my back. That's probably ripe for a sex joke but too lazy to reword.

[neferkitti]

For whatever reason, no matter what position I fall asleep on I end up on my back. That's probably ripe for a sex joke but too lazy to reword.

Hahaha! I won't go there, but others might