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What Causes Smelly Dribble At Night?
My husband dribbles when he is asleep and the smell on his pyjama sleeve in the morning is really really foul. He has had a bad cough but been checked by doctors. There is nothing wrong with his digestion but he does have several health problems so on lots of medication.
Fri, 16 May 2014
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With your query, you have mentioned he dribbles does he have an habit of snoring, what medications he is on? Is he diabetic? You have mentioned no problem with his health but you have also mentioned his health gets spoiled oftenly so only medications fir what is he taking? Will he consume alcohol or any other adverse habits like smoking, gutkha etc... Finally what is his oral health status. Any doctor needs all this information coz bad breath or foul smell due to saliva that is been dribbled has so many etiologies or causes.To decide the tooth cause we need much more clarity. You have mentioned he is not having any digestive issues are you sure about it? Did he got it checked? Any issue with liver, kidney, diabetic status and any ulcers will result in causing thus foul odour.I would suggest you his health thoroughly checked for the above mentioned systemic diseases. Hope thus will be helpful
With your query, you have mentioned he dribbles does he have an habit of snoring, what medications he is on? Is he diabetic? You have mentioned no problem with his health but you have also mentioned his health gets spoiled oftenly so only medications fir what is he taking? Will he consume alcohol or any other adverse habits like smoking, gutkha etc... Finally what is his oral health status. Any doctor needs all this information coz bad breath or foul smell due to saliva that is been dribbled has so many etiologies or causes.To decide the tooth cause we need much more clarity. You have mentioned he is not having any digestive issues are you sure about it? Did he got it checked? Any issue with liver, kidney, diabetic status and any ulcers will result in causing thus foul odour.I would suggest you his health thoroughly checked for the above mentioned systemic diseases. Hope thus will be helpful
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