dry mouth at night post op?

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#1 Post by **OhioM** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:24 pm

I've been struggling with this since the first night in the hospital. I just searched the forum and didn't come up with much. Is this common post-op, and if this happened to you, when did it resolve?

#2 Post by **candycin** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:51 pm

yes i am still like that
i wake up and my top lip is stuck to my braces and i have to pull it off them
i keep a window open at night even in the canadian winter and have a glass of water beside my bed

#3 Post by **srs** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:03 pm

same here and I am almost 3 months postop! I now know what they call "cottonmouth" it's horrible. I found that when I sleep on my back my mouth falls open and then I wake up with my mouth bone dry. This never happened before, my husband teases me and tells me that's because my lower jaw is heavier now. For some reason I have trouble keeping it closed when laying on my back.

#4 Post by **candycin** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:38 pm

hey but i dont snore anymore

#5 Post by **OhioM** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:00 pm

srs, what surgery did you have? omg, 3 months+ of this will do me in. I need my sleep!

#6 Post by **srs** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:08 pm

I had BSSO. This actually started recently since I stopped using the bands. Nothing holding my mouth closed I guess. If I sleep on my side it doesn't happen, but then my jaw hurst after sleeping on my side

I wax so that way the lips get stuck on the wax and not my teeth because I was getting cuts all over from the braces.

#7 Post by **enigma** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:06 am

Early early days for me and i nap quite alot but i feel so dry wen i wake up my whole mouth feels dry not so much my nose but that had been blocked for days which is now slowly clearing. It takes me a while to get to feeling "normal" again nearly puts me off napping lol but I cant help it I guess its just part of this road we are on xxx

#8 Post by bb » Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:45 pm

I've heard that curling your up and backwards (so that the bottom of your tongue is on the roof of your mouth) prevents your tongue from getting too dry.

I've gotten used to sleeping like this when I have a stuffed up nose and while my tongue still gets dry, it's not quite as bad.

#9 Post by **shutdownexploded** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:40 pm

get three humidifiers.
If I hadn't had them in the weeks post-op I'm sure I would prematurely deleted my own map right then and there I tell you.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:55 pm

this is perfectly normal and it will resolve over time could take up to a few months just depends on what surgery you've had. Just make sure to drink plenty of fluids and keep a cool mist humidifier going in your room. as well using a cold washcloth seemed to help me (just lay it on your neck) as crazy as that sounds it actually help to keep things moist in there better. hope you get better soon!!!

its all part of the recovery and healing process though so no worries:)