Waking up with a dry mouth may indicate an underlying health condition if it happens regularly. People who often experience dry mouth may find it disrupts their sleep and affects their dental health.

Sleeping with your mouth open may seem harmless, but it can significantly impact your health. While occasional open-mouth breathing, like during a cold, is usually temporary, chronic mouth breathing ...

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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 ...

Living with a plugged nose isn't fun, but James Nestor was ready. Plus, it was for science. While researching his recent book, "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art," Nestor let Stanford University ...

Dry mouth, or xerostomia, occurs when there is not enough saliva (or "spit") to lubricate the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. Saliva is critical for chewing, swallowing, digestion, protecting ...

You know that parched, sticky feeling on your tongue or lips that can strike when you're very thirsty? If it seems to be happening every day, it could be a case of dry mouth. You may be wondering if ...

Morning breath. Yuck mouth. Halitosis. Whatever you call it, bad breath can leave your mouth feeling less than fresh (and dampen your confidence, too!). Although everyone has bad breath occasionally, ...

Bad breath stinks, literally, but it may also be a sign of a serious health problem. A dentist discusses the different types and causes of halitosis. Bad breath happens to everyone from time to time.

Uncomfortably dry skin is common enough as the years pass. But you may also notice that the very same issue affects your mouth, eyes, and, for women, the vagina. Most of the time, it’s simply part of ...