Thank you all for your kind and informative responses. I will try the suggestions on easy food, biotene products and nagging as my marital style (not new smile ) to beat this fracking cancer!
Ordered a new humidifier, will advise if it works better than the vicks version we have.
"Beloved" is huge BSG fan, me, not so much, but it may become a favorite after that youtube, reminds me they were so subversive! What is not to like?

Thank you all for being there,
Eskimo

36 months out, all good as of 6/14/2015
18 months out, last rad 6/14/2012.
Wife to "Beloved", Beloved is 60, non smoker, social drinker, T1N2a, on erbitux and radiation. I adore him.
PEG on 5/14, thank god we did this, he has lost 25 lbs with a peg! No regrets on this topic, but, will say it helps to have a nurse in the house.