Please please pls help me find the cause of my hypersalivation

Posted by ajbrown22 @ajbrown22, Oct 12, 2024

So I’m going on here because I have no other options, I have had hypersalivation for the last three months and its driven me crazy. Here’s some context, I am a 20-year-old male who exercises almost daily, I don’t drink soda or much processed food. I’m generally a pretty healthy, happy, and chill guy, but this hypersalivation has truly ruined my life completely. It has caused severe stress and anxiety, and it just downright makes me dread waking up in the morning. So it all started when I woke up one day and went to take grandma to the airport and I felt like I couldn’t really talk and my mouth felt weird (I just attributed it to having had woken up early) so I threw in some gum and went about my day, then later that night as I’m chilling on the coach watching a movie I realized my mouth was just filling up incredibly rapidly and I was just confused and then I realized I was hypersalivating for no apparent reason and its been that way since then not stop 24/7 365. I just want to find the cause of my hypersalivation so I can fix it and go about my life again.

My symptoms feel like my mouth just fill right up with water (spit but very serous spit) and If I swallow it’ll just fill right back up again, and when I spit it out it’ll just be very watery spit but I can basically keep spitting into infinity because the production never stops

I have been to 3 ENT doctors who all said everything looked good and I’m in the process of getting a CT scan done on my salivary glands.

I have been to 2 GI doctors who said everything looked good and I got an endoscopy done and all good

I have been to 3 General Doctors who said everything was all good and got blood and urine tests done which also came back perfect

My ideas of Potential causes of hypersalivation are:

-Prior to getting this hypersalivation I water fasted for three full days in which I was chewing gum all day. Somewhere throughout that whole process maybe my parasympathetic system, which controls salivary production got jacked up by something I did and it hasn’t been able to return to its normal state

-The same day the hypersalivation started I also got a tattoo in the upper middle chest that extends to the traps, maybe it caused some nerve damage or affected my nervous system, but I am fairly certain that the hypersalivation started when I woke up and the tattoo was around 2pm

-I do have a very minor overbite and some crowding in my front bottom teeth but overall pretty good teeth and oral hygiene, I did have a dental procedure done about three weeks before the hypersalivation started where apparently I just had a dent in one of my molar and they just did a simple filling on it, but I had no issues the three weeks prior

-I sleep on my stomach/side, not sure if that means anything

-I developed scalloped tongue from the hypersalivation because I have a tendency to move the tongue in a place where it shouldn’t go to try to minimize the rapid accumulation or saliva, also not sure if that means anything either

With all this being said I have no idea what’s wrong with me and the doctors don’t know what’s wrong with me. No, it’s not all in my head. If you saw the shear amounts of saliva, I’m spitting out you’d be surprised. And no, it’s not an anxiety symptom, as yes, this has caused me a great deal of anxiety, but there’s a good chance I went my whole entire life without feeling anxiety before this started, as I’m just not really a anxious guy whatsoever. I would love to know your thoughts and opinions on this, and I’d do literally anything to fix this so please help me out guys.

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sunil123 | @sunil123 | May 25 10:16pm

I am suffering with hypersalivation from 6 months.. Water gets full in mouth everytime... Salivary glands ultrasound is normal.. Have taken glycopyrrolate 8 mg for two months but fail.... Now no hope.. Discussed about botox with neuro surgeon.. He said botox also is not guaranted and it can make side effects on facial nerves... I think I have to live with it my remaining life.

elpasogirl44 | @elpasogirl44 | Jun 4 10:09am

In reply to @eboni1989 "@ajbrown22 hello I've been experiencing for 3 weeks are you still having it" + (show)

Yes I have had it for months and cannot taste anything!

elpasogirl44 | @elpasogirl44 | Jun 4 10:16am

In reply to @elpasogirl44 "Yes I have had it for months and cannot taste anything!" + (show)

Someone said sugarless gum can cause you to salivate because of Xylitol sweetener. I don't chew gum but you were saying that you did. Maybe that could be a cause?

elpasogirl44 | @elpasogirl44 | Jun 25 9:12am

I realized after reading about the problem of salivating after a tooth extraction, I had started having the problem when I had a tooth extracted myself. I never connected the two. Now to figure out how to stop it! Any ideas?

elpasogirl44 | @elpasogirl44 | Jul 3 10:47am

I have a problem of salivating when I put food in my mouth. It causes me to constantly blot my mouth if I don't, my mouth runs out the corners. I did have a tooth extraction a few months ago. Never thought it might be the cause of the problem. I told my dentist about the problem and she had no idea What could be wrong. Main GP has no ideas. Was thinking about going to an ENT. This has been going on for months. Dr. Gave me a patch to put behind my ear. So far no help. I'm going to give the patch a chance to work.

sunil123 | @sunil123 | Jul 27 8:01am

In reply to @ajbrown22 "yea I've done tons of bloodwork and other work and it all came back perfect, and..." + (show)

Are you fyn now?

pat125 | @pat125 | Jul 29 12:09am

In reply to @jlg14 "So I have an appointment with ENT who works in plastic surgery office and specializes in..." + (show)

Hi jlg14,
Did the Botox helped you and he had a good resolution for your hypersalivation?
I am having hypersalivation for months, I tried everything without any success but I am a little scared with Botox....
Thanks for your reply.

pat125 | @pat125 | Jul 29 12:29am

In reply to @gwenrn74 "Hi, Same thing happened to me. Pints of saliva produced at night, to the point of..." + (show)

Hi gwenrn74,

I have had hypersalivation for several months, I tried every medications without results.
Could you tell me more about your acupuncture treatment. Did it really help?
Thanks for your reply.
All the best

jlg14 | @jlg14 | Jul 29 6:39am

In reply to @pat125 "Hi jlg14, Did the Botox helped you and he had a good resolution for your hypersalivation?..." + (show)

Hi. I had Botox but it did not help at all. Also acupuncture which did not help. Been 2 1/2 years so I’m thinking I’ll have to live with it.

gwenrn74 | @gwenrn74 | Jul 29 3:48pm

In reply to @pat125 "Hi gwenrn74, I have had hypersalivation for several months, I tried every medications without results. Could..." + (show)

HI,

I don't think so- but maybe. Go to a school of acupuncture where it's cheaper in price. I believe I had an underlying GERD problem. And a hiatal hernia- how in the heck did I get that ! Once I started omeprazole 40 mg, I felt better- but I hate to take it as it also helps you get dementia. Way to go, Big Pharma!