Crust on lips in morning

[ElroyJ]

Each morning when I wake up I have a crusty film on my lips. They are not chapped at all, just a very bitter crust on them. It is either a milky white or has a tinge of brown in it. This has been going on for a year now and I cannot find any information about it.
My lips are not dry, no sores, no known medical problems. I can actually peel this film off, it is very disgusting.
I take Neuronton 800mg x3, and loritabs 10mg x 4 per day.
I appreciate any help I can get.
Thank you.

[carakrz]

I have this issue as well, but only when I have a small fan directly in my face all night (I need white noise with vibration on my face for good sleep). When I DON'T I have less issues. I have found that in both situations, my sinuses are involved. Also snoring (sleep apnea for me). Without the fan, I get minimal crusty gunk on my lips come morning. I also have minimal thick brown sinus drainage at the back of my throat. I'm 51 and still have my tonsils & adenoids. I'm beginning to think that the entire crusty lips / hacking up brown sinus lougies are a result of my tonsils & adenoids, which also contribute to my horrendous snoring. On a normal wakeful day, my tonsils nearly touch. I have a cpap, but I can't sleep with it. I've tried everything. And finally, make an appt. with a gastro-intenstinal specialist. You could possible have silent GERD. Stomach acids could be working its way up, literally to your lips, finally forming a crust because the air dries it out.

[jimdieselpepe]

Consider what foods you eat later at night. I experience it occasionally as well and  noticed a correlation between eating foods high in sodium later in the evening (closer to my bedtime, typically within one hour).

My conclusion: the white film is a combination of expelled sodium remnants and congealed moisture  (probably saliva) bonded by the excess sodium.

When I eat low/no sodium foods OR don’t eat at all well before bedtime, the white crud on my lips upon awakening NEVER occurs, so check your diet.  

[johnnybananas87]

hey i have the same problem. it started about 3.5 months ago and it usually shows up after wet. its not that noticable before, before you can see its like a film. i dont have herpes or anything that im aware of. it sort of starts at the sides and works its way across the lower lip a couple of times a day, if i dont take it off it gets thicker. do you experience the same symptoms? sort of different? let me know if you know anything. thanks, any information is good information. dennis.