What to do if your salivary glands are damaged

Salivary gland damage is considered to be related to mumps, dry syndrome, sublingual gland cysts, etc. It can be treated with medication or surgery as prescribed by the doctor. 1. Mumps: patients should pay attention to bed rest and consume liquid or semi-liquid food. Clinical treatment for this disease is mainly with antiviral drugs, such as ribavirin. When the patient has a high fever, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen can be used to lower the temperature. Usually after the disease is controlled or cured, the damaged salivary glands can be restored. 2. Dry Syndrome: The disease cannot be cured, but treatment can improve the symptoms. Usually patients can follow the doctor’s instructions with cyclophosphamide, azathioprine and other immunosuppressive drugs, but also intravenous high-dose application of immunoglobulin therapy. For people with salivary gland damage, oral acetylcholine analogs can be used as prescribed by the doctor, such as Hirschsprung’s Disease, Cevimeline and so on. 3. Sublingual gland cysts: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to carry out intracavitary injection of drugs, such as pingyangmycin, anhydrous ethanol and so on. If you want to cure the disease, patients need to cooperate with the doctor to perform sublingual gland excision treatment, but also feasible laser treatment, microwave thermocoagulation treatment, cryotherapy. It is recommended that people with damaged salivary glands undergo further detailed examination to determine the cause of the disease and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment and medication.