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Dry mouth

Minor conditions Dry mouth

Overview

Symptoms

Symptoms, in addition to a dry mouth, can include:

  • Saliva that seems thick and stringy
  • Difficulty chewing, speaking and swallowing
  • Bad breath
  • Dry or sore throat and hoarseness
  • A change of sense of taste

Causes

Dry mouth is caused when the salivary glands in the mouth don’t make enough saliva to keep your mouth wet. This can occur as a result of:

  • Some medications
  • Being elderly
  • Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
  • Snoring and breathing with your mouth open
  • Diabetes, stroke, oral thrush, Alzheimer’s or autoimmune diseases
  • Drinking alcohol and smoking or chewing tobacco
  • Methamphetamine and Marijuana use

Treatment

Treatment will depend on the cause and can include:

  • Changing the medication that is causing dry mouth.
  • Use of products such as mouth washes (Biotene), sprays (Oralieve) and gels (BioXtra dry mouth gel) that can be bought in a pharmacy.

 

Useful links

The information on this page has been adapted from original content displayed on theĀ  A to Z of health conditions and illnesses sections on the NHS and NI Direct websites. More informationĀ  can be found on these sites.

 

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