Waking up to a wet spot on your pillow isn’t unusual — many of us have experienced it. Occasional drooling during sleep is generally harmless and often goes unnoticed. But if it happens frequently or ...

Drooling is common in children between the ages of 4 and 19 months. But after the age of 4 years old, excessive drooling can point to an underlying condition. Sialorrhea, also known as hypersalivation ...

COVID-19 may cause patients to produce excessive saliva, resulting in angular cheilitis (AC), a painful inflammation of the corners of the mouth, according to a letter published on October 11 in Oral ...

Excessive saliva build-up in the mouth also called ptyalism gravidarum in pregnancy is one of those strange pregnancy symptoms some moms-to-be experience. It is relatively rare, but it exists.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My friend is taking care of his 89-year-old mother. She has been drooling for the past two years or so. I read that aging causes muscles used for swallowing to become weaker and causes ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am an 85-year-old man in reasonably good health, with a problem of excess saliva and drooling. My neighbor has ...

A baby's sensitive skin can become irritated by a number of things—including their own saliva. A drool rash occurs when the saliva that drools out of the mouth, lands around their lips, chin, and ...