Saliva Symptoms
Symptoms related to saliva may include reduced saliva (dry mouth, xerostomia) or increased saliva (drooling, hypersalivation). Note that drooling is a slightly different symptom from hypersalivation, as drooling is not always caused by increased saliva production. The amount of saliva
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Types
Types of saliva-related symptoms include:
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- Reflux: Reflux is the regurgitation of stomach contents into the mouth (acid reflux), usually along with a particular type of epigastric
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- Reduced Saliva: Reduced saliva in the mouth (reduced salivation) causes dry mouth, and it may be sudden and temporary, or a chronic
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- Dry Mouth: Dry Mouth can occur for various simple reasons or due to some complex diseases. Temporary dry mouth is normal in
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- Increased Saliva: Increased or excessive salivation in the mouth has a variety of causes. Related medical terms include hypersalivation, ptyalism, sialorrhea, and
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- Drooling: Drooling of saliva from the mouth is normal for a baby, but otherwise may indicate a disorder. Drooling is a
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- Swallowing Difficulty: Swallowing difficulty refers to any type of problem with swallowing. It is also called dysphagia. It means having difficulty swallowing
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- Anxiety: Anxiety is the well-known feeling of concern. Some level of rational anxiety is normal some of the time and
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- Fear: Fear is an emotional reaction to situations of danger or stress. However, unreasonable fear may indicate disorders such as a
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- Regurgitation: Regurgitation is the symptom of emitting undigested food from the mouth. It is similar to, but not quite the same
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- Runny Nose: A runny nose is a very common symptom with many causes. The related medical terms are rhinitis (nose inflammation) and
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Related Symptom Topics
Read more about these related symptoms:
- Reduced Saliva- Overview| Causes
- Dry Mouth- Overview| Drugs
- Increased Saliva- Overview| Causes
- Drooling- Overview
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Related Disease and Condition Topics
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