I stick my tongue between my lip-protected teeth when I'm concentrating. That function has not been affected.

Yes, I could get all that stuff, but I kept thinking things would start working again any moment. Milk seems to be an acceptable substitute, plus it is not too unpleasant to cough back up. The thicker the fluid the worse it is. (The tomato soup experiment was a disaster.)

I have been tempted to prowl the streets at night, looking for suitable victims, but sadly it's been raining rather a lot. Offputting.