Dry throat problem

[selavy59]

It's not just my mouth that is dry it's the back of my throat. The problem I'm having is that no amount of liquid can reach this dry area and it's starting to give me a nasty cough. Anyone else have this problem? And what do you do about it?

[Carolina]

I don't have the cough, but my throat is lined with 'gravel' most of the time.  I hate the way I sound.  But that doesn't stop me from talking.

Does a warm liquid help more?

I find chewing gum helps a lot, but I can't resist 'snapping' my gum which is horrible at any age, but unforgivable at 74~

Hugs, Elaie

[Wal]

During a flare my throat is dry. I drink water a lot, chew gum, sucking xylimelts. A little lemon in water helps stimulate things too, otherwise I just deal. It's awful for sure especially after sleeping. There's like a sludge around my tonsil area when I wake up in the morning🙁

[bluegardenia]

i swallow some biotene gel or i wash my nose with saline solution till the water passes through the throat and this helps a lot

[cargillwitch]

YES! My dry throat actually causes me more grief than my mouth- and yes no amount of liquids tough it really.

My best advice is chew gum. And by chew gun I mean before your feet hit the floor in the morning and spit a piece out just as you turn off the light at night.

It has been a miracle worker for me for throat dryness ( which also causes me to cough and feel like gagging) nausea and parotid swelling and pain

[SunshineDaydream]

A couple of weeks ago I was without my humidifier for a few nights which caused me to have a dry cough for about a week. I just couldn't get that one spot in my throat and ended up getting hoarse from so much coughing. I was able to stop coughing by drinking a few cups of hot lemon and honey water per day. I also gargled salt water upon waking and before going to bed to reduce inflammation.

Are you on Salagen or Evoxac yet? If not, you might want to see about getting a prescription. The extra saliva helps.