Dry tongue

[nantyboy]

Does anyone know how to prevent waking up in the morning with a very dry tongue? I brush regularly, use mouthwash & drink lots of water. Tried tongue scraper and biotene products to no avail. Would be grateful for any (serious) suggestions.

[MarkyP05]

Yeah, further to the above answer it may be to do with the amount of liquids you consume and the fact that the dry tongue may be because of dehydration.

Sometime after a heavy night on the town i wake up with a really dry mouth and tongue because im all dehydrated.

[joko]

your nose may get blocked in the night and so you are lying with your mouth open all night - this will dry it out

[joko]

you could try an antihistamine before bed to stop your nose getting blocked

phenergan are good as they have sedative effects too

[rojash]

Yes, if you only notice it the mornings, I think joko's probably right, that you are breathing through your mouth. It needn't be due to a blocked nose though. Maybe you sleep on your back, and your pillow is the wrong height.

[curiosity]

Do you have a large neck measurement? Cos if you do, regardless of the amount of alcohol you have, or whether you have a cold, you are likely to sleep with your mouth wide open and snore. In which case it gets dry. It's even worse with alcohol. I'm not sure if I'm right about this bit, but if you are scraping your tongue that much are you not taking any natural moisture out of it, and making it dry?
Have a glass of water handy by the bed.
Here's to no more dry tongues

[jedimistress]

I think mouthwash can also kill helpful bacteria.

[Drisgirl]

Try keeping the heating off and leaving your window open.I think the other respondants have given v good advice but I find this helpful as you are not drying out with dry heat and your room will be ventilated.Just cosy in your bed to keep your body warm.Believe it or not this apparently beats off germs too - I dont know if thats an old wives tale:)