 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Very interesting. I do have A Salitron device and used it after radiation for a brief period and it did help with saliva production. Since I was also on Saligen, I did not have a very dry mouth but my saliva was very thick. The Salitron device stimated whatever nerves to the gland that produce the thin saliva so I was almost back to normal. I don't know if this is even made anymore and when Brian checked with MD Anderson a couple of years ago, they had not even heard of it. I don't know why the ariticle calls it a 'video device', mine wasn't nor was it something you carried around. You were supposed to use it 3 times a day for about 5 minutes for a month. This new gadget sounds like a great improvement.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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