Acupuncture may be a viable option in some cases for some dry mouth.

There are a growing number of people in my local OC Support Group who think so and are receiving an Acupuncture protocol consistent with the one being used in the MDA trials.

At one of our recent local Support Group meetings Dr. Brummund from UCSD CCC told us that acupuncture is often recommended and used here at the US (Balboa) Naval and VA Medical Centers along with the (NIH) UCSD CCC (where he is a H&N Surgeon).

The link below contains info on acupuncture trials at MDA.

www2.mdanderson.org/depts/oncolog/articles/09/6-jun/6-09-brief.html

Researchers at M. D. Anderson have found that acupuncture made patients less likely to experience xerostomia�severe dry mouth�following repeated radiation therapy for head and neck cancers.