A member asked:

Why when i yawn do i drip out watery saliva? i have to be careful the saliva doesn't drip out by stopping yawning but sometimes there's lots of saliva

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Dr. Mohammad Ashori answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Salivary gland: When you yawn you compress the parotid glands where saliva is stored.

Answered 12/24/2016

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