Karen, I have been researching acupuncture as a treatment for dry mouth and have read about several of the studies including ones at Sloan-Kettering, MDAnderson and Mayo Clinic. It appears that there is scientific verification of acupuncture as helping to produce saliva. I have a local acupuncturist who is willing to work with me and we used a treatment protocol developed by Dr. Niemtzow who is a M.D. who developed the treatment while working as a Doctor in the military in a military hospital in Southern California. The treatment did not work for me and I am looking for another protocol to try as I have heard from former cancer patients who have tried acupuncture with success.

Also, do you have a web address where the R.Simock paper can be found?

I would very much appreciate it if you would give me contact info for your acupuncturist so that I can get a treatment protocol from him/her to try.

Thank you.

Stage 3-4 Squamous BOT diagnosed 3/19/12
Molars removed 3/29/12
(Cisplatin) inpatient: 4/11/12-4/16/12; 5/2/12-5/9/12; 5/29/12-6/4/12
Feeding tube: 8/9/12-11/21/12
Radiation 8/10/12-8/29/12
Chemo 1X/week 8/10/12-8/22/12
Last PET/CT clear: 9/17/13