Any tips on how to keep the mouth closed?

[am2015]

Mum's mouth is open pretty much open all day. I'm worried it'll dry out as she already has a peg and is nil by mouth. Any tips welcome.

[Heady]

Get some mouth swabs and try and keep her mouth moist. Nothing will keep it shut. Sorry

Lots of love

Anne

[am2015 in reply to Heady]

Thanks Anne we're doing that at the moment. I guess I was hoping for something that doesn't exist.

I hope your coping after the passing of Steve xx

Afshan

[abirke in reply to am2015]

Oh yah the mouth shutting...She no longer has much control over those muscles and thus keeping mouth shut is also nil. but the swabs are useful...I think I for a few minutes each day I actually held B's mouth shut by holding his chin up with my thumb.....yes I did do that several times a day...usually when I could stand the show he was watching lol....I would sit with him and massage his jaw and hold his chin.....wow memories come a flyin back....good ones....

AVB

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[am2015 in reply to abirke]

Thanks AVB, I hold my mum's chin up too but it drops back again. I've started doing the swabbing xx

[Cuttercat in reply to abirke]

I just bought a headband and put it under his chin during the day to help with the slack jaw, the pain is awful. I guess the "lockjaw" is coming?

Cuttercat

[am2015 in reply to Cuttercat]

Thanks Cuttercat.

The lock jaw another thing to dread in PSP.

[Greenkerrycounty in reply to am2015]

Has anyone ever had success in getting a person with PSP to be able to open their mouth after the teeth have locked together? My husband had Botox injections 2 weeks ago with no improvement. It’s very bad today

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[abirke]

There is an oral sponge it looks like a lollypop sort of; and you can use it to stimulate gums and brush teeth. Ask your speech therapist or doctor if it is ok to moisten it with water (I mean slightly moist) or another gum reliever don't know there may be a glycerin...

For B I used these swabs with just a bit of water. He was in an upright position and I gently massaged his gums twice a day morning and night....We also had a suction machine so that if he started over=salivating, he/I was able to control the amt in mouth.

Again talk to your medical team , but that's what I did

Good luck

AVB

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