PD and Excess saliva

Not to that extreme but drooling. Worse at nite; have to change the pillow case often. And, yes, PD most certainly sucks! I learn one more thing I didn't know every few days. Glad to have this chat room.

Yes, I suffer with this problem too. The formal name is Sialorrhea - caused by one or more causes including decreased swallowing and/or over production of saliva. Glands that produce saliva can also change the consistency of saliva. I've come close to embarrassing myself when talking and a drool of saliva spills out - thankfully unnoticed by others to date - I think. Brushing my teeth and spitting leads to long, stringy, thick saliva strands that I have to manually remove - very unattractive, but I brush my teeth in private. I occasionally drool while sleeping too. Good Grief!! There are meds to help control overproduction, but they dry out your eyes as well as your mouth and I already have moderately severe dry eyes. I try to remember to swallow frequently and avoid any pooling of saliva in my mouth. Parkinson's is just full of surprises - not the kind you want though.

@goatgirl28 I too have problems with drooling and somewhat heavy or thick saliva. Here’s something I came up with to help me with drooling while sleeping on my side. I put a dry washcloth on top of the pillow case and rest my head on the washcloth a couple inches from the edge of the washcloth. When I end up drooling and it wakes me up I pull the wet edge of the washcloth out away from my face until I’m repositioned on a dry spot of the washcloth.
Voilà! I’m on a new dry spot and fall back to sleep. This only works for me if I’m sleeping on my side. I hope you might try it and see if it might work for you.
Ed

@bmfoster thank you for your response.

Yes, l also have excess salava, as well as post nasal drip into my nose and throat. The excess salava tends to "drool" out of the corner of my mouth, especially when I'm tired. The thick mucus in my throat is ever present, and very difficult to clear. It's probably one of the most troublesome things that I have to deal with every waking hour.