so, reading the posts about taping your mouth shut gave me an idea. When I was having difficult with lymphodema, my doctor recommended I try this head wrap (link to website below) to reduce nighttime swelling. Well, the lymphodema went away and I didn't use it much, but I had the idea a couple days ago to try using it to help keep my mouth shut and reduce dry mouth. I have used it the last couple nights, and have actually noticed a big difference! I haven't woken up once due to dry mouth in the last couple of nights (where I usually wake up 5-10 times a night), and my mouth wasn't even that dry when I woke up this morning! I was super excited. I have also recently started using ACT for dry mouth, so I am not sure if that has had an effect as well. either way, I feel I have found a solution to nighttime dry mouth, and thought I would share smile

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Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011