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Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Erik,
Just a couple of additional suggestions:
1) I also found that for awhile I was sleeping with my mouth open, and it seemed to be the worst when I was lying on my back. I tried to adjust to lying on one side or the other, and that helped somewhat.
2) For several years now, I've been wearing mouth guards -- both upper and lower -- when I sleep. My dentist started me on the upper one due to excessive teeth grinding, and I added the lower one when I found that I was reverting to a tongue-biting habit in my sleep. For some reason, having the mouth guards in place seems to force me to keep my mouth closed for most of the night.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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