Important Facts about Excessive Saliva, And How to Handle It

Excessive saliva, also known as hyper-salivation, can be a source of serious discomfort, and embarrassment. Especially when you are in the midst of friends and acquaintances.

 

The average person secretes two to three pints of saliva per day. However, under certain circumstances, the output may be ten times this amount in twenty-four hours, which calls for concern.

 

Saliva is a clear liquid produced by the salivary glands in the mouth. It is essential for the proper chewing and swallowing of your food.  

 

It also contains enzymes that aid digestion at the same time fights germs in your mouth and prevents bad breath.

 

Hypersalivation or excessive saliva is not a disease on its own, but usually an indication of another underlying condition.

 

These conditions can range from easily treated ones such as dental issues and the body reacting to certain strong chemicals e.g. pesticides to more serious diseases.

 

 

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The most common causes of excessive saliva are:

• The use of certain medicines and drugs
• Poisons, snake or certain insect bites as the body react to the venom can cause excessive saliva
• And medicines containing mercury, bismuth, and arsenic.
• Excessive smoking, which produces local inflammation within the mouth, may also result in excessive saliva.
• Dental problems, cavities sometimes increase the output of saliva.
• poor oral hygiene is a major cause of excessive saliva in some people
• Nervous troubles are another cause of excessive salivation.
• Motion sicknesses, like cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, multiple sclerosis, stroke, migraine, hysteria, Parkinson’s disease is sometimes related to this problem.

Usually, there is some disorder of taste, and perhaps some thickening of speech. If the trouble is due to the presence of mercury in some medicine, the salivary glands become enlarged.

 

 

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Treatment

Try to find the root cause of the problem (excessive saliva). If the trouble is due to some drug containing bismuth or mercury, stop using the medicine.

Try to improve your dental hygiene and health. An alkaline mouth-wash, or some other soothing and cleansing liquid should be used to cleanse the mouth.

Clear up any infection by the use of good antibiotics.  Extra vitamins may also help to clear up the condition.