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Extra saliva
Hypersalivation (or sialorrhea) is the excessive production of saliva.
Dr. Theodore Davantzis reviewed this
42 year experience in Dentistry
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A 38-year old asked:
Why do I have so much extra saliva that I drool?
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Can pain medicines cause extra saliva when you come off of them?
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A 37-year old asked:
I feel like I have extra saliva trapped in my cheek?
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A 30-year old asked:
What causes extra saliva in the mouth at night?
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A 34-year old asked:
What do I do about extra saliva and mucus from hiv?
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A 45-year old asked:
Cause for weird taste in mouth soapy taste extra saliva?
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A 31-year old asked:
I have a lot of extra saliva in my mouth. Why do I have so much in my mouth?
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A 38-year old asked:
Extra saliva and mucus from HIV treatment?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can jaw pain cause extra saliva ?
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A 47-year old asked:
Why do some people have extra saliva in their mouth and does that affect cavities?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it normal to have extra saliva after root canal therapy?
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A 46-year old asked:
I have extra saliva and a really nasty perfume taste in my mouth. What could be wrong?
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A 46-year old asked:
Extra saliva, sometimes thick, spitting white mucus. Is it a stomach problem?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Does ALS cause excess saliva in the beginning stages? For few months have had feeling of extra saliva in mouth. Would bulbar ALS present this way w/o slurring or constant choking?
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A 26-year old female asked about a male:
My toddler has a cold but I realized at nights while sleeping there's extra saliva coming from the mouth but foamy/fort..what can I do to help this?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I've been on birth control pills for 2 wks (after a 4yr. break). I had nausea now I am experiencing excessive saliva. How do I stop the extra saliva?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I am experiencing mouth sores, tongue problems (quality: smooth, sore) and extra saliva. The following also describes me: Mouth Pain. What should...
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A 22-year old female asked:
What can cause a lump in the throat feeling w/ extra saliva? It's making me nauseous. I try to burp it away, but it doesn't help. Stress? Indigestion?
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A 17-year old female asked:
How long does the excess saliva from when you first get braces last?
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A 54-year old male asked:
I am a diabetic patient. I am affected a lot by excess saliva. Pls help me.
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A 39-year old asked:
Is there a medical condition that cause saliva to be produced in excess?
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A 42-year old asked:
Acid reflux with excess phlegm and saliva. What can I do?
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A 25-year old male asked:
What are the symptoms of vocal chord dysfunction , are they comparable to reflux? My main symptoms are a lot of excess saliva, and bad congestion/ pnd
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A 36-year old asked:
I have excess saliva and nausea. What can I do to get rid of it?
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A 46-year old asked:
Excess saliva mouth keeps filling up, what to do?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Can acid reflux cause excess saliva in the mouth?
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A 39-year old asked:
What could cause excess cortisol in the saliva and swollen parotid gland?
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A member asked:
How do I remove food caught in my palatial tori? It's causing it to hurt, become sore, and have an excess of saliva in my mouth.
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A 23-year old female asked:
I've been having an excess of saliva lately. I feel like i'm always swallowing. Is this normal? My wisdom teeth are just coming in, later than normal.
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A 34-year old male asked:
I been having excess saliva which I been swallowing every 2 seconds or been spitting every 2 seconds.. I am kinda getting anxious and tired now..help!
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