Hello Philip

Your ears are great; the fashion might catch on! Great idea about sharing the pictures showing placement; hopefully it willl help the accupunturists share their experience and refine their technique.

Best wishes
Vinod

I echo the comment by James - give it time. I recall being told this myself that time would improve things and it does.

I like to use about 1cm of Biotene gel and let it coat my mouth and roof and THEN I like to have gulp of water to rinse it thinner. For me this is the best way to use it rather than leaving a thicker layer in the mouth which I am not keen on personally.

The acupucnture sounds interesting though and I think might be worth trying.

Hi all, it has been a while since i have visited the site. Been getting on with life and enjoying hols in tenerife. my accupuncture is still ongoing and i am pleased to report that i am experiencing improvement with dry mouth. My saliva glans are no better, however, i do not have as dry a mouth as before the treatment started and i feel less discomfort in my mouth. My eating has improved slightly and i can eat a greater variety of blended food!! long may it last. I now have treatment every three months. I hope everybody is keeping well and remembering that rome was not built in a day. The old saying of "time heals all wounds" is very true in our case> Luv to u all, Bill.

I had awful problems with Dry Mouth since completing treatment for base of tongue cancer in July 2010. Constant drinking, gels, sprays and synthetic saliva’ 24/7/ became unbearable. I found in the US a Colonel Richard Niemtzow who discovered, developed and still practices his Dry Mouth treatment in Maryland.USA. He also created battlefield acupuncture and is the world renowned authority on these treatments.

I exhausted places in the UK to be treated with his protocol. so visited him July 9th, 2011 and within the first of only two sessions was able to produce saliva again. No more gels, sprays and synthetic saliva since this date and unbroken sleep since.

I was profoundly affected at the results of the treatment so started in the UK The Dry Mouth Foundation. www.drymouthfoundation.org. but you could visit the colonel via his website www.n5ev.com

Let me know how you get on.

Terry Gannon.
Dry Mouth Foundation.