Why your mouth feels like cotton at 2am

If you live with dry mouth, you’ll recognize these struggles right away. Dry mouth can happen for many reasons—common medications, aging, or autoimmune conditions like Sjögren’s (where dry mouth is one of the hallmark symptoms). Cavities that keep coming despite careful brushing and flossing. Food often tastes bland, like cardboard, or familiar drinks (like coffee) take on a strange metallic taste. Feeling like your tongue sticks to your teeth when you talk, or as if you’ve got cotton in your mouth—making speaking uncomfortable after only a short time. Waking multiple times at nig