Dealing with dry mouth syndrome (Xerostomia)

IMAGINE waking up every morning with a mouth so dry that it feels lined with sandpaper.

You take a bite of your favourite food, alas you taste nothing.

When you speak, your tongue sticks to your teeth, you sip water constantly, yet the relentless dryness persists, leaving your lips cracked and your breath foul.

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