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You could just let it dissolve in your mouth and then fall asleep

It takes like 5 minutes for it to dissolve

Once it dissolves, your throat goes right back to being dry and scratchy. It’s only effective when it’s in your mouth and you’re actively sucking on it

Look at the sugar content ... and decide if you want to dissolve the cough drop . THEN BRUSH YOUR TEETH. Avoids cavities

You're going to get cavities. Don't go to sleep with anything in your mouth.

Here's another pro tip - to avoid choking to death in your sleep don't chew or eat ANYTHING at all when lying down about to go to sleep. Is that honestly something that needs to be spelled out...