Hi DM,

I am the currently the newest member to this forum but I think I can give you some recommendations on how to work with the dry mouth.

My husband has just completed his chemoradiation and has also has problems with dry mouth however he does produce some saliva.

He chews gum, there is Biatene gum which can be purchased through your pharmacy or dentist. He has recently switched to Xylimax which was recommended on another forum. This was a bit more difficult to find, some dentists carry it or will order for you. Both of these items are geared towards the xerostomia problem and help him a bit.

He also uses Biatene toothpaste and mouthrinse, again geared towards the dry mouth problem.

He sips water as much as possible and uses a humidifier at night. He also sucked on sugarless hard candies when foods were still tasting good to him but right now he cannot tolerate the taste.

Hope some of these offer you some relief.


Norma Steele/Husband, Gordon, dx 1/17/06 w/ SCC secondary, left neck nodes mass, occult primary. Started chemoradiation 2/17/06, completed 4/5/06 (Weekly Cisplatin & 39 IMRT rads tx) In addition, I am a 9 yr breast cancer survivor.