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Subj : Re: Question for Doc Sharon (and any other doctors out there)
To   : alt.tv.er
From : KL
Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 05:01:26

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er

on 9/16/2005 2:54 PM KL said the following:
> on 9/15/2005 6:02 PM Dropping The Helicopter said the following:
> 
>> Darren Thornton wrote:
>>
>>>      Two,  what can you do about dry mouth, especially at night?
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm not a doctor, but I hope to one day play one on TV, since ER will 
>> apparently hire literally anybody to play a doctor these days (q.v. 
>> Leguizamo).  So take this for what its worth, no warranty, and you do 
>> it at your own risk:
>>
>> Is your mouth dry because you're mouth-breathing?  In the winter time, 
>> my nose tends to clog up with bloody boogers when I'm sleeping (yeah, 
>> lovely, I know) and I end up mouth-breathing, which of course will dry 
>> the mouth.
>>
>> I found the solution to this problem on the "Internet" (I hadn't heard 
>> of it either, but I guess it's something they have on computers now). 
>> Before bed, blow your nose, take a Q-tip, put a gob of Neosporin on 
>> it, and smear it around the inside of your nasal passages.  You'll 
>> nose-breathe as the good Lord intended all night.  I know, I know, it 
>> sounds crazy and yucky, but it works awesomely for me.  I was 
>> expecting it to sting or burn, but it doesn't.  The worst side effect 
>> is that it feels like you have neosporin in your nose; believe me, 
>> it's a fair trade.
>>
>> Just be careful; I don't know what you might damage up in there, but 
>> don't be pushing real hard regardless.  Once or twice I've been a bit 
>> too aggressive and hit an extra-sensitive spot, and boy does that 
>> shake out the ol' CNS!
>>
>>> Someone wrote to a medical column about sticking a Tic Tac between cheek
>>> and gum. 
>>
>>
>>
>> That sounds like a good way to choke to death in your sleep.  And/or a 
>> good ER episode (which will of course never get written)!
> 
> 
> Actually, they do have some OTC stuff that helps with keeping your mouth 
> from being dry....can't remember the name of it though...
> 
Yes replying to my own post...The stuff I have is Orajel Dry Mouth 
Moisturizing Gel.  The taste isn't that bad, considering.  It is worth a 
try if you have a serious problem.

-- 

KL

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