 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Light10,
Welcome to OCF -- I'm glad you found us, even though it's a bit later than you might have wanted.
With our climate here in the northeast, I find I have to keep a humidifier going constantly from late November through early April to keep the air in the house at a moderately tolerable level. Has your mother tried any prescription medication (such as Salagen or Evoxac) to boost her saliva? Some people find one or the other of those to be helpful -- I've been on Salagen steadily for about 16 years. I also use Biotene mouthwash and oral spray.
My salivary function has improved quite a bit in the years since the end of radiation. I hope your mother can get some of hers back as well.
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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