Use a humidifier.......mouth breathing at night causes severe mouth dryness. I use biotene spray at night. I also use eye gel.

I do treat the symptoms and have for a very long time; all the biotene products, humidifier, etc. But my curiosity is... does everybody out there have a worse time at night?
I have also asked my Ophthalmologist and she really had no explanation as to why I am worse at night. So, maybe it's just me?

Hi Debs, you're not alone with the night time dryness problem. My eye, nose, and throat dryness is WAY worse at night. I don't know why exactly, but it might make sense because during the day we are moving around, drinking liquids and using eyedrops before it gets too bad. At night we go for hours without keeping up with the problem so it gets more noticeable. It sure is annoying, isn't it?

Yup, worse at night for me too. I have sinus problems, so I often mouth breath, and it makes it unbearable!! While I was pregnant, I had to sleep with nose strips every night to try to keep my airway at least partially open. I always have water by the bed now. I also have to keep eye drops nearby, because when I wake up in the night with the baby I can't see until I put drops in my eyes. My doc says it's probably because my eyes don't close all the way while sleeping, so they dry out. She told me to use the gel when I go to bed, but I can't see with that crap in my eyes either, so I still have to use the drops when I wake up.

What's even weirder is my hands and feet always dry out at night. Every time I get up, I have to put lotion on my hands and feet before I lay back down, or else I can't sleep! It drives me insane! I also have to reapply chapstick every time I wake up. I make my husband nuts with all the shit I have to do in order to be able to lay down to go to sleep. But at least with my diagnosis, I have an excuse. Before he just thought I was crazy. lol

Yes, definitely rougher at night. I still get up to drink water. Just feel so dried out. I use various products and some nights just happen to be better than others and sometimes it goes the other way. Since I got the punctal cauterization done, at least my eyes are fine now. I hope your situation improves!

Thank you for all your comments, I don't feel too alone.
One of you mentioned the doctor said you were possibly sleeping with your eye lids open; causing dryness. Well, I heard that one way back and what you can do and I did, was have your spouse check on you if they were to wake in the night and use a small flashlight and see if indeed your eyes are open. Mine were not. I have used eye pillow and sometimes heat one in microwave till mildly warm and fall asleep with it on. My dryness has also moved way back to my throat (at night). I make a conscience effort to notice when I wake, most nights many many times from dryness, and I note if my mouth is open - and sometimes it is, but most times it is not.
Probably like most of you, my night stand consists of: Humidifier, liquid tears, lip balm, lotion, and of course large water with lid and flexible straw.
I have used Zylimelts, not too much - last time they really bugged me. I've realized that water to the dry mouth is just such a temporary relief; since saliva is what we are trying to replace and it is important for so many reasons. I will jump with JOY if I ever wake in the morning and have slept solid all the way through the night.
Oh well, thanks for your replies and here's to good night :)

Probably what's happening is that moving your jaw is allowing your mouth to salivate some during the day. My allergist told me eating makes my nose run, which for me means much coughing and throat clearing. It also makes my eyes water a bit - both in amounts just enough to make me more comfortable. So at night, none of this is happening. You're not moving, so your glands aren't pumping anything out either. I often wake up with my tongue glued to the roof of my mouth. While I do snore sometimes, most nights I sleep all night with my mouth closed.