What is the reason for having saliva in your mouth when you sleep at midnight?

In real life, many people are prone to having saliva in their mouths when they sleep in the middle of the night. There are many reasons for saliva in the mouth. Generally, this is a symptom caused by weak spleen and stomach or stomach disease. Stomach disease can easily lead to excessive saliva secretion, causing saliva in the mouth in the middle of the night. Stomach disease needs to be treated in time.

What is the reason for saliva in the mouth when sleeping in the middle of the night?

The main consideration is that it is caused by spleen deficiency, which is directly related to factors such as reduced spleen and stomach function. It can be improved through diet and medication.

In addition to oral problems, some systemic diseases may also cause drooling while sleeping. Some patients with neurosis or other systemic diseases that may cause autonomic nervous system disorders may also experience abnormal excitement of the parasympathetic nervous system during sleep, which may cause the brain to send erroneous signals and lead to increased saliva secretion.

Causes of poor spleen and stomach

The spleen likes dryness and dislikes moisture; the stomach likes regularity and hates stimulation, but in the stressful and fast-paced modern life, drinking, overeating, loving to eat cold food, eating pickled food, sitting for a long time and moving little, anxiety and tension...all kinds of unhealthy living habits make the originally fragile spleen and stomach even more overwhelmed.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen has the characteristics of "earth", and earth can easily absorb water, so moisture entering the body is most likely to damage the spleen. Most modern people have the problem of "spleen dampness".

Several major symptoms of poor spleen and stomach

Careful observation of skin color, facial features, and living conditions can also reveal spleen and stomach problems.

1. Yellow face.

If a person's complexion is dull and yellow, it may be due to spleen deficiency, the main symptoms of which are loss of appetite, abdominal bloating after meals, and diarrhea or loose stools.

2. The tip of the nose is dull.

If you touch the tip of your nose, you will find a small pit. With the small pit as the center, the surrounding area is the area that most obviously reflects the physiological function and pathological changes of the spleen.

3. The lips are pale and dry.

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine points out that "the lips are the organ of the spleen" and "the spleen opens up in the mouth", which means that problems with the spleen and stomach will manifest on the lips.

Generally speaking, people with good spleen and stomach have lips that are rosy, moderately dry and wet, and smooth and shiny.

4. Drooling while sleeping.

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine also points out that "the spleen governs saliva", and this "saliva" is the external manifestation of the spleen's water and qi.

If a person's spleen is sufficient, saliva can be transmitted normally to help us swallow and digest, and it will stay in the mouth and not overflow.