My husband cannot swallow. He had dry mouth right after radiation, then his secretions came back in abundance. Since he cannot swallow that is a problem. One of his team of doctors prescribed Transderm Patch, a prescription used for motion sickness. It has reduced the amount of secretions. We now have a problem of the
ability to open the jaws. No one cautioned him to exercise opening the jaws. Since he takes
everything by Gastric Tube, he has not been chewing for 2 years and the radiation after
effects are restricting jaw movements more and more. He was first diagnosed 06-1999.
Best Wishes.