# dry mouth and chapped lips **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868 "2017-01-11T12:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/1 "2017-01-11T12:42:59Z")
I have dry mouth and chapped lips and I wonder if a humidifier would help. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/2 "2017-01-11T12:49:31Z")
Air con will do that, since it dries out the air. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/3 "2017-01-11T17:47:06Z")
Yes, get a humidifier. A good one. ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/4 "2017-01-11T17:57:18Z")
I live in southeastern PA. and have hot air heat. I thought that a humidifier may not cure everything, but it sure can’t hurt. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/5 "2017-01-12T03:13:10Z")
Ugh. Yes, and add lip balm [I use one that is more shea butter than waxy crap - I dislike chapstick because it feels like rubbing a crayon on.] I also have issues with my sinuses drying out, so I use neutral saline spray, and tend to keep a bottle of water around and sip on it. ---
**Author:** ![pidgeon92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@pidgeon92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pidgeon92)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/6 "2017-01-12T03:22:49Z")
I agree with lip balm for the lips. Mine always crack in dry air, they’ve been particularly bad for the last week. ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/7 "2017-01-12T12:21:59Z")
I got a lip balm called “Burt’s Bees” and it has beeswax, coconut oil, vitamin E and Peppermint. I just got it so I don’t know how good it is, but it sounds impressive. So far, so good. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/8 "2017-01-12T18:50:22Z")
I like the Burt’s Bees lip balm very much! Also, be sure you’re drinking enough water. It’s surprisingly easy to get somewhat dehydrated when it’s cold. My lips chap when I’m not getting enough liquids. I’m going through the exact same thing with indoor heat. My eyes are so dry I can’t wear my contacts and I have to use drops several times a day. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/9 "2017-01-12T19:47:14Z")
OP: when do have it? Does it happen just in the winter or can it happen any time of the year? ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/10 "2017-01-12T21:02:22Z")
In the winter. I know it’s a combination of the dry heat and the Meds I take. I was just wondering what would help. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/11 "2017-01-12T22:33:30Z")
Then I would think humidifier. That is more convenient than putting something on your lips at least once a day. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/12 "2017-01-12T22:39:40Z")
> [@stosh](#): > > In the winter. > I know it’s a combination of the dry heat and the Meds I take. I have to take a lot of meds, and dry mouth is one of the side effects. Keep your mouth closed and breathe through your nose. ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/13 "2017-01-13T02:55:19Z")
The problem is while I’m sleeping. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-mouth-and-chapped-lips/776868/14 "2017-01-13T03:44:50Z")
I know. I always wake up with a slightly sore throat, from sleeping with my mouth open.