Sleep apnea is increasingly common in India, yet few seek help. Factors like pollution and urban stress worsen sleep quality, ...

13:00, Wed, Dec 24, 2025 Updated: 13:01, Wed, Dec 24, 2025 The NHS has issued advice for anyone experiencing a dry mouth or persistent thirst. Many people may not know this, but symptoms can often ...

The NHS has issued guidance to anyone with a dry mouth. In fact, over the Christmas period, you may find symptoms worsen. But why? The health service explains that common drinks can cause this. And it ...

On a hot day or after a bad night of sleep, we have all had dry mouths. Usually, a few glasses of water will help. But when the dryness lasts for days, even after drinking enough fluids, individuals ...

Have you ever eaten a salty snack or a dry biscuit and felt your mouth turn rough and parched almost instantly? That dry-mouth feeling isn’t just discomfort — it’s your body responding to changes in ...

Do you wake up in the middle of the night and need to drink water? Or notice that your mouth constantly feels like it’s filled with cotton balls? You might have dry mouth (a.k.a. xerostomia), an oral ...

Dear Doctors: I’ve noticed as I’m getting older – I just turned 63 – that I have more episodes of dry mouth. I’m told this isn’t unusual for older people. Why would that be? Chewing gum helps, but I ...

Every cannabis consumer knows the feeling. You’ve just enjoyed a smooth joint, a flavorful dab, or maybe a heavy-hitting bong rip, and as you lean back, satisfied, you realize your mouth feels like ...

If you use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you may breathe better at night. But you may also have dry mouth in the morning. Dry mouth is a ...

You might be familiar with dry mouth from partaking in a certain kind of recreational substance (or you might not be, we're not judging), but the condition can actually have verifiable medical causes.

Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea? It's not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues. This common treatment for sleep apnea might increase some folks' ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. (No surprise there as symptoms were omnipresent.) CPAP machines seem incredibly uncomfortable. Are they the preferred gold standard even ...