0942 – Dry Mouth Problems

2023.07.31 – 0942 – Dry Mouth Problems

Dry mouth

Symptom: Unable to move your tongue around your mouth properly to form words leading to poor articulation and mistakes.

Prescription:

·        Learn to breathe in more through your nose, which moistens and filters the air. Although this is usually less possible when actually talking as we tend to take snatches of air through our mouth between thoughts, the mouth may be dry in the first place as ‘mouth breathing’ has become a habit. (More on what we knows about the nose in episode 63.)

·        Drink plenty of water for several days before a speaking event to give you systemic hydration for your whole body, and keep topping up on the day to keep your mouth and larynx wet (topical hydration). Some say apple juice works wonders, others suggest running the tip of your tongue deep along the trench between your cheek and teeth, top and bottom. (A series of episodes from number 750 The Hydration Situation – will see you right.)

Possible side effects: When you drink too much water, your kidneys can't get rid of the excess and the sodium content of your blood becomes diluted. This is can be life-threatening ‘hyponatremia’.

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