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What Causes Excessive Salivation?

I have got bouts of excess saliva, am 50, perimenopausal, just having my period, could the hypersalivation be caused by hormonal imbalance? Every few months (I assume when I got one of these bouts of excess saliva) I have accidentally got saliva into my trachea and it s been a terrible experience getting no air into my lungs, feeling like suffocating. I would like to find a way to prevent this.
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
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Hi,

As per the complaint, excessive saliva production or hypersalivation can be felt in 2 cases:
1. Due to increased production.
2. Due to reduced swallowing.

Saliva overproduction can occur due to a number of common causes like oral and throat infections, oral ulcers, acid reflux, excess starch consumption, a side effect of medication like Clonazepam, Pilocarpine, Ketamine etc, toxin exposure, etc.

Decreased swallowing can occur due to throat pain caused by infection, tonsillitis, nerve damage etc.

So for ruling out the exact cause, you should be clinically examined and also an X-ray of salivary glands can be done along with Sialography and other tests as per suspected cause to solve the problem.

As of now you can frequently use mouthwash and brushing teeth as it has a drying effect in the mouth.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein,
General Surgeon
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What Causes Excessive Salivation?

Hi, As per the complaint, excessive saliva production or hypersalivation can be felt in 2 cases: 1. Due to increased production. 2. Due to reduced swallowing. Saliva overproduction can occur due to a number of common causes like oral and throat infections, oral ulcers, acid reflux, excess starch consumption, a side effect of medication like Clonazepam, Pilocarpine, Ketamine etc, toxin exposure, etc. Decreased swallowing can occur due to throat pain caused by infection, tonsillitis, nerve damage etc. So for ruling out the exact cause, you should be clinically examined and also an X-ray of salivary glands can be done along with Sialography and other tests as per suspected cause to solve the problem. As of now you can frequently use mouthwash and brushing teeth as it has a drying effect in the mouth. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon