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Too much watery saliva produced...
by bronzedeskchair, Nov 29, 2008 05:52AM
For as long as I can remember about once every six months or so I'll have problems sleeping because I produce excess watery saliva. It'll get to the point where I'll be producing so much that my stomach will start to hurt due to swallowing too much saliva, my throat will hurt, and I can't sleep because I keep having to spit out my saliva every 10 seconds.
It's sort of hard to explain, but it's really annoying because it will happen at random times for apparently no reason at all. Every time this happens I know I won't be getting any sleep that night. It's currently 5:50 and I have been up for an hour and thirty minutes spitting out saliva because I can't get back to sleep. My stomach and throat hurts and I'm currently filling up a water bottle with saliva because I can't bear to swallow it any more.
I'm a healthy, active, 20 year old who doesn't take any medications. I do not smoke, dip, or partake in any unhealthy habits.
Advice would be amazing. I'm so tired of having this problem and after scouring the internet and finding nothing on it, I decided to finally post something.
Is there any way to stop saliva production or slow it down during these nights? Perhaps by eating something?
It's sort of hard to explain, but it's really annoying because it will happen at random times for apparently no reason at all. Every time this happens I know I won't be getting any sleep that night. It's currently 5:50 and I have been up for an hour and thirty minutes spitting out saliva because I can't get back to sleep. My stomach and throat hurts and I'm currently filling up a water bottle with saliva because I can't bear to swallow it any more.
I'm a healthy, active, 20 year old who doesn't take any medications. I do not smoke, dip, or partake in any unhealthy habits.
Advice would be amazing. I'm so tired of having this problem and after scouring the internet and finding nothing on it, I decided to finally post something.
Is there any way to stop saliva production or slow it down during these nights? Perhaps by eating something?
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How are you? Saliva is produced in and secreted from the salivary glands in the body and functions to initiate digestion. The secretion of saliva is under the control of the autonomic nervous system. Hypersalivation, or increased saliva, can be caused by overproduction or decreased clearance of saliva.
Causes of saliva overproduction include pregnancy, excessive starch intake, gastroesophageal reflux disease, pancreatitis, liver disease, serotonin syndrome, oral ulcers, and oral infections. Medications that can cause saliva overproduction include clozapine, pilocarpine, ketamine, and potassium chlorate. Toxins can also cause hypersalivation. These include mercury, copper, organophosphates, and arsenic.
Causes of hypersalivation due to decreased clearance of saliva include infections such as tonsillitis, retropharyngeal and peritonsillar abscesses, epiglottitis, and mumps. It can also be caused by problems with the jaw such as fracture or dislocation; radiation therapy; and neurologic disorders such as myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, rabies, bulbar paralysis, bilateral facial nerve palsy, and hypoglossal nerve palsy.
Treatment of hypersalivation should be directed toward the underlying cause. Some patients find relief with use of mouthwash and tooth brushing, which might have a drying effect.
Best.