Contoral

Jeffrey

“My mouth is constantly very dry. I wake up during the night and in the morning, with my mouth and throat feeling parched. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, my voice gets hoarse, and even on my best days, I have constant uncomfortable dryness, with trouble swallowing. … I often cough and choke, and my family is afraid I'll stop breathing.” 

Ron

“(my saliva)is often very thick and sticky. This makes speaking difficult. Not only do I have to deal with adjusting my speech to compensate for the missing part of my tongue, but the dry mouth and sticky saliva, make my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, and I start slurring my speech. Sometimes the sticky saliva closes the back of my throat, and I can't speak for up to a minute.” 

Anjali

“We've had numerous opportunities for our son to practice his Heimlich maneuver for scouting. … It's terrifying when you are going through that. … It's almost monthly, sometimes even more frequently than that, regardless of how small my food is cut up.” 

Jamie

“My giant jug of water is propped right next to me because during the night, my dry mouth is so bad, I wake up multiple times choking. I need water right away. … Waking up every hour and a half to take a drink does not make for a restful night.”