Drooling after waking up may be a normal physiological phenomenon, or it may be caused by diseases, such as mouth ulcers, gingivitis and so on.
1. Physiological phenomenon: if the age of three years old or younger infants and young children, after waking up drooling is a normal phenomenon, mainly because of infants and young children’s shallow mouth, swallowing function is not perfect, the saliva can not be swallowed in time, which appeared in the drooling.
2. Disease causes: oral diseases, such as oral ulcers, due to the stimulation of the ulcer surface will lead to increased saliva secretion, often accompanied by pain in the mouth. It can also be caused by gingivitis, which can lead to more saliva due to the long-term stimulation of plaque and calculus.
If the elderly wake up with the corner of the mouth crooked to one side, drooling, and have slurred speech or one side of the limbs inflexible activities, etc., to be alert to cerebrovascular disease.
Drooling after waking up, if it is caused by physiological reasons, do not need special treatment, but if it is caused by pathological reasons, you need to go to the hospital stomatology department in a timely manner, with the doctor for examination and treatment.