Hi Claire and thanks for your post,

I am sorry to hear about your husband's situation and the side effects that he is experiencing.

It may be worth your husband chatting to your GP to see if you can get a nebuliser through them. You could ask at your local chemist about what nebuliser they suggest but some of them are quite expensive and if you can get it through your surgery that may be better. Your GP may also be able to prescribe artificial saliva sprays that may help eating food easier. Your GP may also have suggestions to help with the coughing that he is experiencing at night. 

We have some tips on our website about how to keep the mouth from getting dry and ideas on diet suggestions which you can see here

The charity Macmillan also have tips on how to help with a dry mouth which you can see here

They also have some more tips here

There are various organisations that also offer support groups such as The Mouth foundation which you can see here

You may hear from other forum members on what they have found helpful for them. You could also post on a different thread as you have posted on 'ask the nurses' and you may find that you get more replies.

I hope that some of these links will help. Hopefully as time goes on your husband symptoms will improve but I can understand how frustrating it must be for you both waiting for things to get better.

If either you want to ring and speak to one of the helpline nurses then you are more then welcome to do so. We are here from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and our number is Freephone 0808 800 4040.

All the best to you both

Catherine