Well, acupuncture is rather common in Hong Kong and I did go for a try several months ago to treat the numbness of my four limbs. I mentioned to the acupunturist my dry mouth problem and asked his advice on whether acupuncture could help improve the problem. He shook his head and said that as far as he knew, there was very little effect, if any, to recover saliva glands by using acupunture. I went to his clinic every Saturday to have needles pricked into my four limbs for about six months and stopped in April when the SARS problem was severe in Hong Kong. I don't know whether it was acupuncture or my swimming exercise that helped, the numbness of my limbs did undergo some obvious improvement. Dry mouth is still dry.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.