Waking Up With a Dry Mouth: Causes and When to Get Checked

Woman waking up with dry mouth and nasal congestion while holding water

Waking up with dry mouth usually means that your mouth lost moisture overnight or that your salivary glands are not making enough saliva. Common explanations include dehydration, sleeping with your mouth open, nasal congestion, dry bedroom air, and medicine side effects. Morning dry mouth is not automatically a sign of a serious condition. Still, repeated … Read more