The causes of excessive drooling include incomplete development of swallowing function, oral inflammation, neurological abnormality, etc. Different causes and treatments are different, and the treatments to reduce drooling include daily life conditioning, localized treatments, and medication.
1. Incomplete development of swallowing function: If the patient is an infant, it is usually due to the incomplete development of swallowing function of the child, while the development of salivary glands is normal, resulting in the phenomenon of excessive drooling. This situation generally does not require special treatment, with the growth of age, will slowly change.
2. Oral inflammation: for example, periodontitis, gingivitis, etc., due to the constant stimulation of inflammatory factors, resulting in increased salivary secretion, thus causing the patient to appear excessive saliva symptoms. If you use periodontal scaling to remove tartar and plaque, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, to relieve clinical symptoms. At the same time, we should pay attention to daily life conditioning, regular brushing, clean oral cavity.
3. Abnormalities of the nervous system: If the nervous system is abnormal, resulting in disorders of the system controlling salivary secretion, resulting in increased salivary secretion and increased saliva. You can take methylcobalamin, glutamine, compound vitamin B, etc., to nourish the nerves, so that the salivary nervous system to restore the symptoms and reduce salivary secretion, thus improving the symptoms.
If the patient has the symptom of excessive salivation, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, clarify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.