Gum

[clgsamson]

Anyone of you chew gum while diving? I do. Helps me relieve a very dry mouth/throat at depth :11ztongue .

 

[Vie]

To relieve the dry-mouth feeling during dives, my gf is very fond of a herbal lozenge called “Takaab Anti-Cough Pills” (available in Thailand; they are actually called, in a literal translation, “5 Centipedes Brand” cough lozenge [sic])—for some reason, the Takaab pills also make seawater taste sweet.

I personally wouldn’t want anything in my mouth other than my 2nd stage mouthpiece during a dive.

 

[Spoon]

To relieve the dry-mouth feeling during dives, my gf is very fond of a herbal lozenge called “Takaab Anti-Cough Pills” (available in Thailand; they are actually called, in a literal translation, “5 Centipedes Brand” cough lozenge [sic])—for some reason, the Takaab pills also make seawater taste sweet.

I personally wouldn’t want anything in my mouth other than my 2nd stage mouthpiece during a dive.

we have something similar here its called strepsils or fisherman's friend. basically flavored lozenges

 

[Vie]

we have something similar here its called strepsils or fisherman's friend. basically flavored lozenges

Oops, I should not have used the word “lozenge” as the Takaab “pills” are actually small and round, not lozenge-shaped. They are gold in colour and do not taste anything like a Strepsil.

 

[Mike7]

Do some regulators make your mouth dry then others? as when I used the classes regs they made my mouth dry but now I've brought my own they dont make it dry.

 

[DA Aquamaster]

I would not recommend diving with anything in your mouth as the risk of aspirating it is to high for my preferences and the problem this could cause will be greatly magnified under water with potentially fatal results.

Regulator second stages make a lot of difference.

Older metal cased second stages are virtually dry mouth free as the moisture in your exhaled breath condenses inside the case and moisturizes the incoming air.

Plastic cased regs with metal air barrels or aspirator assemblies are not too bad with regard to dry mouth as you get some of the same effect with recycling exhaled moisture.

Plastic cased regs with plastic air barrels are dry mouth inducing machines that virtually guarentee dry mouth. Unfortunately they are quite cheap to prodice so they are becoming quite common.

Some regulators are somewhat wet breathing due to case design, exhaust valve design, etc so they will tend to offset any dry mouth that may otherwise occur.

 

[Mike7]

ahh thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Scuba65]

I usually keep gum in my mouth while diving....or sometimes if i can find these lemon drops that I like i'll keep one of those in my mouth. it helps out.

 

[TorontoDive]

To relieve the dry-mouth feeling during dives, my gf is very fond of a herbal lozenge called “Takaab Anti-Cough Pills” (available in Thailand; they are actually called, in a literal translation, “5 Centipedes Brand” cough lozenge [sic])—for some reason, the Takaab pills also make seawater taste sweet.

I personally wouldn’t want anything in my mouth other than my 2nd stage mouthpiece during a dive.

Ah yes, memories of the Takaab "pills". Nothing dissolves and leaves a black stain on your tongue quite the same as Takaab!

 

[Lead_carrier]

I have a number of friends that use gum or breath mints whenever they dive. They will almost never dive without them.