Avoid Smoking and Other Dehydrating Habits
Making lifestyle changes is one of the essential steps to prevent a dry mouth on a long-term basis. For instance, not smoking will help prevent dehydration and reduce symptoms of dry mouth. According to a 2014 study [6], it was discovered that smoking doesn’t cause dry mouth, but it can make it worse.
Other lifestyle changes can include: avoiding caffeine, limiting alcohol use, and dropping sugar. Most caffeinated beverages like coffee, tea, and energy drinks may cause dehydrating, and drinking them can cause dry mouth. Alcohol may dehydrate and cause dry mouth, you need to drink water instead of alcohol if experiencing dry mouth. Like caffeine alcohol, and smoking, sugar also may be the cause of dehydrating, try cutting down sugary foods to reduce dry mouth symptoms.