What is the reason for drooling at night?

In real life, many people will easily drool when they sleep at night, and the drool will smell bad. This may be caused by spleen deficiency in the body. Spleen deficiency will not only easily cause the saliva to smell bad, but also easily lead to some other physical diseases, which is very bad for the body. It can be improved after examination.

What is the reason for drooling at night?

Drooling with a foul odor while sleeping is mostly related to spleen deficiency. When the spleen is deficient, it cannot transport and transform water, causing body fluid to leak out and drooling.

Under normal circumstances, we will not drool after falling asleep. If this phenomenon occurs frequently, it means that the body has kidney deficiency and qi deficiency, with a tendency towards yang deficiency. The so-called "Yang" refers to the functional state of the body. People with yang deficiency have insufficient muscle elasticity and are prone to relaxation. Therefore, after falling asleep, their mouths will open and saliva will flow out. Of course, if you have a cold and a stuffy nose and need to open your mouth to breathe, that’s a different story.

If you often drool while sleeping, it is best to pay more attention to your body and make timely adjustments.

On a daily basis, you can take more Chinese herbal medicines that strengthen the spleen and kidneys, such as lotus seeds, water chestnuts and Chinese yam. If you don’t have dry mouth or bitter taste, you can add Codonopsis pilosula.

Drooling while sleeping may be caused by some "small problems" and requires everyone's attention.

First of all, it may be due to improper sleeping posture. Sleeping on the table or sleeping on your side can easily cause drooling.

Secondly, inflammation in the mouth can also promote saliva secretion. If the mouth is infected by bacteria, there will be obvious pain and drooling. Local medication is needed to promote ulcer healing and the drooling will disappear automatically.

Dental deformity is the third cause of drooling while sleeping. Especially for patients with convex tooth deformity, the front teeth protrude more obviously, and the lips are often open and the teeth are exposed. It is difficult for the lips to completely cover the front teeth when sleeping, and the upper and lower lips often separate naturally, which makes it easy to drool. It is best for such patients to correct their teeth as soon as possible.

In addition to the above-mentioned 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.

In addition, one of the side effects of taking certain anti-epileptic drugs is drooling, so you need to be careful when choosing drugs.

Saliva, medically known as spit, is a colorless, transparent, foamy, slightly turbid liquid. The amount of saliva secretion is similar to that of urine, averaging about 1,500 ml per day.

Drooling while sleeping is generally caused by the following factors:

1. Poor oral hygiene: The temperature and humidity in the mouth are most suitable for the reproduction of bacteria. The accumulation of food residues or sugar substances in the gaps between teeth and on the tooth surfaces can easily lead to caries and periodontal disease. These adverse factors are stimulating and can cause drooling while sleeping.

2. Malformation of front teeth: This may be due to genetic factors and acquired bad habits, such as biting nails, sticking out tongue, biting pencil heads, etc., which cause deformity of front teeth and drooling while sleeping.

3. Neuroregulatory disorders: The regulation of saliva secretion is completely neuroreflexive. The so-called "looking at the plum to quench thirst" is an example of conditioned reflex saliva secretion in daily life. Therefore, disorders in neural regulation may also cause drooling while sleeping.

If you drool while sleeping, the drool tastes salty, and your pillowcase is light yellow, it is most likely due to poor oral hygiene, accumulation of food residues, and excessive tartar over time, which can cause gingivitis and even a small amount of bleeding gums. Therefore, the saliva that flows out while sleeping tastes salty and is light yellow in color.