Hi all,im New to the world of snuff about a month now.just this past few days i have been getting a dry mouth and tongue.my lips also feel tingly.does anyone else get this?am i snuffing too much?any advice would be good many thanks.
I’m not familiar with this for any type of tobacco I use, but everybody is different. The only advice I have is from when I used to snore insanely bad. I would wake up with awful dry mouth, and the only thing that I could find to get rid of it was a diet coke fountain drink. For some reason the can didn’t do it, it had to be the fountain drink. It’s probably just my thing, but it worked. Dry mouth sucks eggs and can do serious damage to your teeth. Also, have you tried Biotene mouthwash? It’s specifically designed for dry mouth.
Hi dogwalla,no not tried anything yet apart from water.dont know where this problems come from its bloody annoying.when i have a a smoke my mouth gets a burning stinging feeling so i have to put cig out after about five puffs.might be my mouth getting used to snuff.ive cut down the smokes from ten down to five now im snuffing.
Are you putting the snuff in your lip like chew?
Hi distaind,no ive never done that.its always up the nose.im still perfecting it and not getting much at the back of my throat now which is better.
probably nothing but maybe you should get it checked out because it sounds like it has the potential to be a minor but reversible condition. Sounds like it may even be partialy blocked saliva glands. Maybe (big maybe). Though try dumping a sugar packet on your tongue and see if that makes your mouth moist again. Just grasping at straws.
Cheers bob,ill try some sweet drinks,ive got plenty of saliva going on it there .mouth seems to sting alot when i have a cigarette so i just have to put it out.thats not a bad i guess.i much prefer the snuff to smoking anyway.
@snuffykib, wishing you loads of luck. I feel fortunate that I have had no similar problems. But I do have to totally agree that snuff is much more pleasant, is less expensive and more socially acceptable. GOOD LUCK
Thanks, stogie,im going to stay off the menthol snuff and stay on the q-snuff Irish coffee for today and see if it improves.not as bad this morning.
If you are only a light smoker, it could be nothing more complicated than mild nicotine poisoning. The nicotine in snuff peaks in the bloodstream more slowly than that from cigarette smoke, so you might be tipping yourself over your own limit. If you only smoked ten cigarettes a day, down to five, and then started using a lot of strong snuff, you could get symptoms like you mention. Sounds like how I felt when I tried my first cigarette.
Thanks snuffster,yes that makes sense.guess im just going to cut back a bit.not been to bad today not snuffed all day,waited till i got home.ill keep this posted see how it is on Friday.
@snuffykib You need to detox, drink lots of water until your urine runs clean, 8 to 10 glasses for a couple of days, If problems persist seek medical attention. Don’t rely on untrained professionals advice when it comes to your health. Make your appointment for Friday if it is gone on Thursday cancel the appointment.
Absolutely right - to the best of my knowledge we have no MDs or MBBSs on here.
Yes thanks,already thought of that .im better today since ive cut back on the snuff.going to see doc on Monday morning if not better by then.
He will tell you to stop taking snuff, be prepared for that. And it is almost certain that he will have no real idea what snuff is or of any of literature.
though you might get lucky. And get a doctor that is actualy aware of snuff and he’ll congrate you on not smoking. Hell I got a doctor who after checking my blood lipid levels and cholesterol told me to keep eating the way I was. Which the levels of bacon I was ingesting at that time could be descriped as heroic. If that can happen you might get lucky.
Loads better today,after cutting back on snuff and using smaller pinches of it dont seem to be suffering from burning mouth anymore.i think i was getting way too much nicotine than my body could handle.
Also the interaction of tobacco and caffeine can be strange and tricky, and caffeine itself takes water out of your body.
Much better now and im drinking gallons of water which you should do anyway.its surprising just how doing that how much better you feel through the day.ive also cut back by half the coffee i was drinking daily aswell.im just trying to stop myself going full steam ahead again with the snuff.it needs some respect you know.lol
Caffine can cause dry mouth not because it takes water out of your body (which is actualy myth, though that’s a recent discovery that caffine is not dehydrating, though it seems that way because you’ll drink it when not thirsty and you’re body will get rid of excessive water pretty quickily). The dry mouth is caused by stress and too much caffine causes stress majorily. In fact that’s the worst thing about caffine. If you’re used to being that caffinated you’ll not even notice the extra stress because it will be normal. Caffine is a pretty potent drug despite it’s reputation.