Dry mouth/smell & taste problems

[trixilator]

For past couple years, at night when I lie on my left side or back, my mouth dries up severely - like my tongue glued to the roof of my mouth.  Clears as soon as I turn on my right side.  I've always had nasal/catarrh problems and now with loss of taste coming more frequently, I'm finding my sense of smell has virtually gone and replaced by a bad odour I can detect coming from inside my nose.  Had a job tracking this down - I t hought it was B.O.at first and was SO embarrassed until it became clear it was some sort of 'internal' smell!   Was highly relieved to see other people on this site suffered similarily although there doesnt appear to be any sort of common diagnosis and/or
treatment.  There isnt any reference to the dry mouth stuff that I can find and I wonder if my symptoms are connected and if there is a name for it.  

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

Dry mouth could occur with obstructive sleep apnea, wherein during sleep there is an obstruction to air flow due to laxity of the throat muscles during sleep and this could cause restlessness and dryness of mouth. It can also occur due to salivary gland disorders like Sjogren's syndrome. Discuss these options with your doctor when you happen to meet him next time.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[trixilator]

Thanks for that.  I did discuss with my GP and was prescribed a tiny little pill to keep by my bedside to place under my tongue for the dry mouth.
It was designed to slowly melt which it did, but left a horrible metallic taste.Reckon its now time to have another go at him ....
Thanks for your advice.

[tschock]

This could be due to a sinus infection or it could be a blocked saliva duct.

My mom went through this about 2 years ago...they thought it was her sinuses at first...last year they operated on her saliva ducts, and the problems went away.

You'll need to see an ENT to determine the cause.