Hyper-Salivation, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Hyper Salivation, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

Hyper-salivation (also called sialorrhea) is the excessive production of saliva.

It may also be produced by reduced clearance of saliva.

Hyper-salivation can cause excess salivation if there is an inability to maintain the mouth closure or difficulty in swallowing the excess saliva (dysphagia), which can induce excessive spitting.

Hyper-salivation also often happens before emesis (vomiting), where it accompanies nausea (a feeling of needing to vomit).

If the extra saliva starts to accumulate, it may start to drip out of the mouth unintentionally.

In older children and adults, hyper-salivation may be a sign of an underlying condition.

Hyper-salivation is when saliva does not intentionally flow outside of the mouth.

It can be produced by too much saliva production or weak muscles around the mouth

Hyper-salivation is normally caused by:
1. Disorders keeping saliva in the mouth (incontinence of saliva)
2. Disorders with swallowing (dyphagia)
3. Too much saliva secretion

Hyper-salivation may be transient or permanent depending on the cause.

If the person is dealing with an infection, the mouth may produce more saliva to help clear out the bacteria.

Hyper-salivation normally stops once the infection has been effectively treated.

Constant hyper-salivation (sialorrhea) often links back to an underlying disorder that involves muscle control.

This may be a sign before the diagnosis or a symptom that develops later on.

Some people with hyper-salivation disorders are at higher risk of breathing saliva, food, or fluids into the lungs.

This may produce harm if there is a disorder with the body's normal reflexes (such as gagging and coughing).

There are various frequent and harmless cases of hyper-salivation such as a numbed mouth from either Oragel or after going to the dentist office

Occasional hyper-salivation in healthy infants and toddlers is normal and may be related with teething.

It is not likely to be a sign of disease or complications.

Hyper-salivation in infants and young children may be aggravated by upper respiratory infections and nasal allergies.

Children can normally control hyper-salivation by 4 years of age.

Excessive hyper-salivation can be uncomfortable for parents and for the child at older ages.

Excessive hyper-salivation is frequent in children with cerebral palsy.

It can happen with other neurodegenerative diseases.

Excessive hyper-salivation is abnormal in the older, healthy child.

People with hyper-salivation disorders have a higher danger of breathing in saliva, food, or fluids into the lungs, particularly if hyper-salivation is due to a neurological problem.

If the body's normal reflex mechanisms (such as gagging and coughing) are not damaged, this is not life-threatening.

Temporary hyper-salivation is normally produced by:

1. Cavities
2. Infection
3. Gastro-esophageal reflux
4. Pregnancy
5. Certain tranquilizers and anticonvulsant drugs
6. Exposure to toxins, such as mercury

In these cases, hyper-salivation normally disappears after treating the underlying disorder.

Causes of decreased clearance of saliva are:

1. Infections such as tonsillitis, retropharyngeal and peritonsillar abscesses, epiglottitis and mumps
2. Problems with the jaw, e.g., fracture or dislocation
3. Radiation therapy
4. Neurological disorders such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, rabies, bulbar paralysis, bilateral facial nerve palsy, and hypoglossal nerve palsy

The saliva runs out of the mouth and down the chin instead of being swallowed.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Hyper Salivation
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Oct 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005134747

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Hyper-Salivation,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2020 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Hyper Salivation, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Hyper Salivation)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Hyper-salivation

What is Hyper-salivation?

Hyper-salivation (also called sialorrhea) is the excessive production of saliva.

Hyper-salivation has also been defined as raised quantity of saliva in the mouth, which may also be produced by reduced clearance of saliva.

In hyper-salivation, the salivary glands form more saliva than normal.

If the extra saliva starts to accumulate, it may start to drip out of the mouth unintentionally.

Hyper-salivation can cause excess salivation if there is an inability to maintain the mouth closure or difficulty in swallowing the excess saliva (dysphagia), which can induce excessive spitting.

Hyper-salivation also often happens before emesis (vomiting), where it accompanies nausea (a feeling of needing to vomit).

In older children and adults, hyper-salivation may be a sign of an underlying condition.

Hyper-salivation is when saliva does not intentionally flow outside of the mouth.

It can be produced by too much saliva production or weak muscles around the mouth

Hyper-salivation is normally caused by:

1. Disorders keeping saliva in the mouth (incontinence of saliva)

2. Disorders with swallowing (dyphagia)

3. Too much saliva secretion

Hyper-salivation may be transient or permanent depending on the cause.

If the person is dealing with an infection, the mouth may produce more saliva to help clear out the bacteria.

Hyper-salivation normally stops once the infection has been effectively treated.

Constant hyper-salivation (sialorrhea) often links back to an underlying disorder that involves muscle control.

This may be a sign before the diagnosis or a symptom that develops later on.

Some people with hyper-salivation disorders are at higher risk of breathing saliva, food, or fluids into the lungs.

This may produce harm if there is a disorder