Excessive saliva can be caused by varied disorders that influence both the increase in your production and the difficulty in being swallowed. Especially in the first months of pregnancy, excessive salivation, ptyalism, or sialorrhea may occur. This symptom is related to the presence of nausea and vomiting that probably lead the pregnant woman to difficulties in swallowing the saliva, which disappears during pregnancy, with the improvement of nausea. Its cause is not well understood, and may be due to psychological or hormonal reasons.
Saliva is produced to aid the digestion of food. The salivary glands, which are located near the mouth, produce and eliminate saliva as needed for digestion, but this can be altered in the presence of: inflammations in the mouth, stomatitis, teeth being born or poorly adapted to the mouth (prostheses, , gastroesophageal reflux, throat infection, use of medications such as Clonazepam, Ketamine, Clozapine and Potassium Chloride, infection in the pancreas, liver disorders and intoxications.
Some common causes for difficulty in swallowing and keeping saliva in the mouth:
- chronic and acute sinusitis,
- tonsillitis and throat infections,
- allergies,
- enlarged adenoids,
- tumors or other disorders that may affect the movements of the lips and tongue,
- disturbances in the nervous system that affect the ability to swallow (swallowing).
Excessive salivation should be treated according to its cause and the general practitioner is the physician appointed for the initial assessment of the problem.
