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Cotton Mouth And Snoring

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mrsteacher

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A couple of things I have noticed that I am experiencing since surgery on March 28th.

 

- My mouth dries out HORRIBLY at night. I wake up and my mouth is completely dry and I can't get the saliva to moisten it up. I've been keeping a water bottle by my bed. This has never happened before. I did look it up on line and dehydration is one of the possible causes. I am going to try drinking water closer to bed time (normally I avoid because of the bathroom issue) and see if that helps. Wondering if anyone has experienced that?

 

- My husband stopped wearing earplugs to bed. He said since I have been back that I haven't been snoring as badly. He asked if they took out my "snoring glands" :) This is a happy side effect of surgery for me.

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I remember having dry mouth after my nasal surgery, just as you describe. I can't recall how long it lasted, but anesthesia can really have some long-lasting effects. I had violent nightmares, as well.

More water is always a good thing. Sounds like your weight loss is reducing some obstructive tissue. Congratulations! I would suffocate without my cpap machine. Getting rid of sleep apnea is one of my greatest hopes after surgery.

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From what my pre-op classes have taught me is that dry mouth is very common in post op patients, and drinking more water will help, you can also use sugar free frozen pops to suck on during the day to increase your fluid intake, although I am in pre-op status I find the protein powders/drinks make my mouth dry out so that could be a contributing factor for you as well since your probably still doing protein shakes etc. good luck to you :)

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Mmm...hadn't thought about the protein shakes drying out my mouth. Will have to see if that is a contributing factor. Glad to hear the dry mouth is a common symptom (and hopefully will go away!).

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