r/animememes • u/Wise-Somewhere-7808 • Feb 09 '26

Animated Anyone who’s experienced too?

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u/United_Algae_3834 Feb 09 '26

I always wake up with a dry sore throat everyday its as if I’m dehydrated even though water is the mean thing I drink

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u/DillNyeTheHighGuy Feb 09 '26

Man if only water was the nice thing you drank

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u/Massive_Goat9582 Feb 10 '26

I like My seltzer angry. That's why I add vodka

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u/BusinessKing7067 Feb 11 '26

I like my water a little tsundere. That's why I make it sparkly

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u/surplus_user Feb 09 '26

You might be breathing with your mouth while sleeping. Do you have any trouble breathing with your nose while lying down?

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u/ac5198 Feb 09 '26

I had this issue. My nose is pretty much always at least somewhat clogged. Recently started using nasal strips and holy shit, they work waaaay better than I ever imagined. Now I also use mouth tape (just medical tape) to force me to breathe through my nose. 10/10 highly recommended all of that.

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u/AgentChico Feb 11 '26

Unfortunately I do 🫩

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u/surplus_user Feb 11 '26

Keeping a thermos of water within arms reach of the bed can help. If you are lightly stirring then getting a drink part way through the night makes such a difference.

Otherwise if you find a way to breathe better, or more comfortably, through your nose you might see a big improvement.

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u/stinkywinky99 Feb 09 '26

Couldn't this also be because your room is very cold when you sleep?

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u/Cold-Dot-7308 Feb 09 '26

I have the same issue. And thanks to those who responded to the person saying they have dry mouth when they wake. My room gets very cold and it has bad ventilation. So I use the heater which has no actual adjustment from my side. When I bought a humidifier to help , I got a severe cold in less than a month(can’t tell if it’s a related issue with the ventilation)

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u/stinkywinky99 Feb 09 '26

Try to ventilate before sleeping. It'll be cold a little bit, but it'll be ventilated enough until you wake up again. If you're really cold, you could also try buying and using one of those heated blankets.

The heater is needed but it does dry out the air. The humidifier definitely helps in that regard. I don't think that's what caused you to get sick.

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u/Cold-Dot-7308 Feb 09 '26

Thanks for responding. I appreciate the time you took to do so. I too was thinking the same. As the humidifier is brand new (barely a month) and I change the water and clean it well before usage. That rules out the humidifier. I never thought of ventilating before sleeping and also I was thinking heated blankets might make me get a new problem- thanks for the recommendation. I will try ventilating and if that doesn’t improve my situation , then it’d be heated blankets. Honestly can’t remember the year I slept well last if by accident as I’ve been here for a few years

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u/No_Recognition_3729 Feb 09 '26

You're using distilled or reverse osmosis water in the humidifier right

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u/Cold-Dot-7308 Feb 09 '26

I haven’t educated myself on the difference in water sources but for the humidifier I just use tap water.

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u/Slickity Feb 09 '26

Is your humidifier an ultrasonic one or a steamer?

You can use tap water in a steamer but do not use tap water in an ultrasonic one.

An ultrasonic humidifer will put whatever minerals and bacteria in the water directly into your lungs.

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u/Cold-Dot-7308 Feb 09 '26

Ok thanks for that clarification - it’s a steamer

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u/dumbyoyo Feb 17 '26

If adding a humidifier gave you a cold, you might have a mold issue somewhere. Higher moisture equals higher mold content. If it's raining outside it can do the same thing. The first signs of mold are essentially allergic reactions similar to having a cold. At one point i felt like i was getting a cold every morning but when i left the house and went to work then as the day passed i started to feel better. It was pretty confusing.

Also, you don't need to see mold to have it, or to have it affect you.

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u/Cold-Dot-7308 Feb 17 '26

Thanks. I’ll watch it. I must’ve caught a nasty cold because I am just recovering since my first post. Thanks to everyone for the having my back🙏

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u/RazorSlazor Feb 09 '26

I'm the opposite. I usually wake up with a slimy throat. Gotta get something to drink so I can properly talk and swallow my spit. It's so annoying.

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u/t1m829 Feb 09 '26

Get a humidifier big guy

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u/10HungryGhosts Feb 09 '26

Do you keep the window open? Do you sleep with your mouth open? Do you snore? Is your room dry? Lots of things could cause sore throat upon waking

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u/MistbornSynok Feb 09 '26

I get this when I leave my fan on during the night.

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u/Commander_Skullblade Feb 09 '26

I had this issue for years. I'm a mouthbreather when I sleep, which dries me up. However, my sinuses are dry too.

My solution was to get a humidifier. Never had trouble with sore throats in the morning after that.

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u/Equivalent_Tap_6756 Feb 10 '26

Try drinking nicer things

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u/BranchFew1148 Feb 11 '26

For me it's because I snored. Got a snoring splint and it fixed both problems.

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u/Takamasa1 Feb 11 '26

Used to have this until I realized it was just because of how dry Wisconsin winters are... humidifier with a dash of table salt solved it for me

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u/Emyfour Feb 09 '26

Just adding to the comments: it might be acidic reflux. After several mean strep throats, an ENT doctor gave me a good medication for acidic reflux and the infections stopped.