 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Well mine is not nearly that bad and is not keeping me awake. When I get up to go to bathroom in am, I just have to scrape the thick stuff off the roof of my mouth and pull out the strand that is stuck to my tongue. If I'm going back to bed, I will brush my teeth and put in partials and this will keep it at bay.
I use GelKam fruit and berry flouride in my trays. This stuff also seems to get my moist saliva going in the morning. You might try a small dab of that at night to see if it loosens some juices. What is a CPAP?
I think I just read somewhere that sleep apnea can be a side effect also. Have you seen a sleep apnea doc? Maybe it is something besides the phlegm that it causing it. It's not like you are not under any stress now. Time to smell a few roses for a few days?
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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