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What Causes Mouth To Always Remain Open?
a friend of mine her son had his adenoids taken out on tues and tubes put in. He ate fine the day after, but then vomited and since then he won t close his mouth or swollow. He is at the hospital now, but they can t figure out what is wrong with him, he sits with his mouth open and just drools, won t eat, drink, or talk
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Hi... sometimes after adenotonsillectomy some kids will not be able to bear the pain and they will have that fear of swallowing reflex increasing the pain. So they do not want to swallow and keep their mouth open. If the child is not having any other symptoms, I would suggest giving him an effective painkiller and encouraging him to eat or drink first.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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