Hey Gary isn't this fun! I also have a small humidifier in the bedroom and I use either Oralbalance Dry Mouth Moisturizing Gel from Biotene or a product called Mouth Kote Oral Moisturizer(spray). I order them from a place called Dental Depot. I also use Thayers Dry Mouth Lozenges when I have to attend a long meeting at work and at church. I am almost 5 months out and can sleep 5 hours now without waking up with my tongue stuck to the top of my mouth. And yes I have a bottle of water with me almost always.

Stoppers 4 Dry Mouth Spray is another alternative to Biotine spray. It has a very light minty flavor that is good for fresh breath and it doesn't burn my mouth. I buy mine at Walgreen's.

Picked up some of the Oasis spray....and yepper's it works. I get maybe three hours before I really dry out. The mint though...Holy jeppers....that first shot was like a big bite of Habenero...WOW. Of course my tongue is super sensative, but that sure was a surprise.
Thanks one and all for the great info!

The magic mouth wash my RadOncolgist came up with works for a few hurs, but my Ins doesn't want to pay for it. I'll get the Dr to call them tomorrow while I'm having rads. If he says it is medically necessary, they will pay. This is the script the Druggist never heard of.

Gary - I'm sorry you got some burning from the Oasis spray. I guess everyone is different. My tongue burns a lot from different things, but I spray the Oasis under my tongue, so it doesn't burn it. I've started using the cool mist humidifier as someone else suggested, and that does seem to help at night.

Every liquid I put into my mouth burns, even the ones with narcotics in them. I rinse with water and in a few minutes , the burning sensation eases up and the meds can do their job. Now the pain is on my bottom gum in front and behind my lip. It seems to be spreading.Where in the hell is that magic wand? LOL It's past time to wave it.

Jim,

If it makes you feel any better, you are NORMAL in how the Tx affects most of us. There are a very few that breeze thru it and a few that really really get clobbered but most just get hammered big time.

Hummm, I wanted this post to cheer you up by making you feel normal but in reading what I just said I doubt it?

David , you did good. I sure am learning the after affects and fast.

Jim, according to my son's experience - some things worked for him for a while, and then they didn't but when he went back to them, they started working again. He tried the Oasis and Magic Mouthwash and Stoppers 4 dry Mouth and Biotene. It would seem to me that even if something doesn't work or only for a little while, it doesn't mean that it won't work again later on. David, you always made me feel better when I was helping my son through his recovery and you gave us both hope that things would get better - and they did!

Hi GaryG

Yes this is pretty much normal. My Dad uses a humidifier at night; sometimes my mother says the bedroom is like a rainforest ha ha. My Dad likes MouthKote at night; he keeps a bottle on his night table and takes a few squirts when needed.

Everyone is different; so it's hard to say as to when you will get some releif. For my Dad things have improved with the dry mouth. It takes time.

Best wishes,
LisaB