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What Are the Causes of Excessive Drooling?

Is excessive drooling something that you commonly face? Or do you have an infant at home with the disorder? This post talks about some of the common causes of drooling in excess.<br>For more info https://qenrichment.com/children-service/<br>

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What Are the Causes of Excessive Drooling?

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  1. What Are the Causes of Excessive Drooling? https://qenrichment.wordpress.com/2019/02/19/causes-excessive-drooling/

  2. Feeding Swallowing Disorders • The first and foremost reason for drooling is a difficulty in swallowing that is due to stroke or some neurological disorders like Bell’s Palsy and Parkinson’s Disease. Also called dysphagia, it creates problem in swallowing. Stroke can lead to anomaly in blood flow to the brain and when it is not treated, your nervous system will go for a toss and therefore, you will end up with difficulty in swallowing along with excessive drooling.

  3. Certain Allergies and Infections • More often than not, when your body has an allergy to something or has an infection, it tends to the production of more saliva. This is an automated reaction to flush all the toxins out and therefore, you will end up drooling. If you have seasonal allergies, make it a pint to treat it without any delay. 

  4. Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis • When you have trouble in swallowing due to a pain in your throat, it can be due to a condition called pharyngitis or sore throat. This will cause red and white patches on the throat, swollen glands, accompanied by fever. The decrease in swallowing will increase saliva production and therefore, it will come out during your sleep as a drool. 

  5. Sleep Apnea • Last but not the least, sleep apnea also leads to drooling when you are sleeping. It happens because there is irregular breathing during your sleeping hours. However, sleeping on the back may curb it to an extent. If this is the root cause of drooling, you need to book an appointment with your physician without further delay.

  6. Conclusion • These are some of the reasons behind drooling. Sometimes, there are certain medications that also lead to an increase in saliva production and therefore, drooling. For more topics such as feeding and swallowing disorders in infancyand speech therapy for adults, keep a tab on this space.

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