Drooling while sleeping

Introduction Some people drool when they sleep at night. Normal people can secrete a total of 1000-1500 ml of saliva per day. Even in the absence of food stimulation, 0.5 ml of saliva can be secreted per minute. Therefore, when people sleep, a small amount of saliva is continuously secreted to smooth the oral mucosa to protect it. tooth. When you sleep, you drool, have a salty taste, and the pillow towel is light yellow. It is probably due to poor oral hygiene and accumulation of food residue. There are more tartars in the long days, causing inflammation of the gums and even a small amount of bleeding in the gums. Therefore, when the baby is sleeping, the outlet water is salty and pale yellow.

Cause

Causes 1. Poor oral hygiene: The temperature and humidity in the mouth are most suitable for the reproduction of bacteria. The accumulation of food residues or carbohydrates on the teeth and teeth is prone to dental caries and periodontal disease. Inflammation in the mouth promotes salivation. If the oral cavity is infected by bacteria, the pain is obvious, and it is easy to drool. It is necessary to use local medicine to promote ulcer healing, and the situation of drooling will disappear automatically.

Cause two, anterior teeth deformity: tooth deformity is the third cause of drooling while sleeping. Especially in patients with convex tooth deformity, the anterior teeth protrude more prominently, and often open lips and teeth. It is difficult to completely cover the front tooth surface when sleeping, and the upper and lower lips are often separated naturally, so it is easy to drool. It is best for these patients to correct their teeth as soon as possible.

Cause three, neuromodulation disorders: In addition to the above oral problems, there are some systemic diseases that may also cause drooling while sleeping. The regulation of salivation is completely neuroreflexive. The so-called "Wangmei quenches thirst" is an example of the secretion of conditional saliva in daily life. Therefore, neuromodulation disorders can also produce drooling while sleeping. Some patients with neurosis or other systemic diseases that may cause autonomic disorders may have abnormal parasympathetic excitation during sleep, which may cause the brain to send out false signals and cause increased salivation.

Reason 4: Drug factors: In addition, one of the side effects of taking some anti-epileptic drugs is drooling, and you need to pay attention when choosing drugs.

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In special circumstances, such as dreaming of delicious food, it will stimulate the secretion of saliva, and the amount of saliva secretion will increase, which will lead to drooling. Improper sleeping position can sometimes lead to drooling. Some people sleep and often grind their teeth, stimulating the nerve center of the brain, causing the secretion of saliva, so that it drools. Some people like to eat spicy food or smoke, wine, so that the mouth is dry at night, the amount of saliva secretion increased. Breathing while sleeping is easy to dry the mouth, which promotes the secretion of saliva. In addition, certain diseases, such as infectious stomatitis, toothache, mercury, potassium iodide poisoning, etc., can also stimulate the secretion of saliva, causing sleep drooling. Those who often drool when sleeping need to find the cause according to the situation and take targeted measures to relieve their troubles.

Differential diagnosis

Pediatric drooling should be differentiated from drooling in children: babies who are more common in babies around 1 year old often occur before and after weaning, and are characterized by more drooling. Generally, drooling is common from 6 months to 3 years old, and most of them are normal. At the same time, if you are drooling, if you are not regular, you should not worry too much. Should pay attention to identification.

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