A member asked:

Flaky, dry but oily skin around mouth, is there correlation between upper airway resistance syndrome (stricture in hypopharynx) and this? po breathin?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Kwok answered

Doctor can evaluate: A "sleep medicine" doctor can evaluate to see what type of sleep disorder there is. Lip and perioral skin cracking, dryness, or other similar symptoms may be related to "mouth-breathing" or "lip-licking", regardless of whether or not there is uars or some other sleep disorder. Sometimes, a person makes his irritated lips worse by unknowingly using lip balm that he is allergic to.

Dr Topliff agreed

Answered 12/18/2016

5.3k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

Flaky, dry but oily skin around mouth, is there correlation between upper airway resistance syndrome (stricture in hypopharynx) and this? po breathin?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Kwok answered

Dr Topliff agreed

Related Questions

A member asked:

Pain in the back of my head. My face distorts making my chin go to my chest and right eye close and mouth go airways .could I be having a stroke?

A member asked:

Could Excessive severe daily neck twisting/ cracking type head movements from Tourette syndrome potentially cause tears in throat? If excessive coughing could I assume this could as well, no?

A member asked:

Can Tourette syndrome tics, including constant drastic severe neck and head moments and neck stretches cause throat tissue to tear and make small cuts just as coughing can ?

A member asked:

I feel foot get stuck in my throat, especially meat. If I move my head upwards while I feel it stuck, its hard to breathe. When I drink water I feel it move. Esophageal stricture? Is it permanent, does it heal or get worse?

A member asked:

I feel foot get stuck in my throat suprasternal notch, especially meat. If I move my head upwards while I feel it stuck, its hard to breathe. When I drink water I feel it move. Esophageal stricture? Is it permanent, does it heal or get worse?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Swolen eyelids, dry flaky skin, stiff neck, fatigue, red at throat back, tonsils, aching thigh &butt, swollen genitals, headache, symptms mainly rite side.Cause?

I have a wheezing dry cough, mouth sore on the back of my throat, I'm tired easily, i feel dehydrated, and my head is throbbing. What do i have?

I'm 18 and have on both sides white patches on the side of my mouth and I'm worried about oral cancer or throat cancer no risk factors? And also have skin on the side of my mouth that looks like it's on my tonsil is that also a sign of cancer?

My mother has completed head IMRT radiation therapy 3 weeks before. Since last 2 weeks she is not able to swallow even any fluids and water because if severe soar throat and dry mouth. Could you please give any medications for this problem.

Neck tongue syndrome?Have upper left neck pain when i move it. It cause head pain and my tongue feels numb/weird feeling. Throat tired. What can I do?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?