Children sleep drooling

Children sleep drooling may be a normal phenomenon, may also be related to disease.1, physiological development factors Children swallowing function is not fully mature, in sleep can not be timely oral secretion of saliva all swallow, resulting in drooling, which is more common in infants, with age usually gradually improved. 2, improper sleep posture If children sleep for a long time to maintain a lateral position or prone position, may compress the parotid gland and other salivary glands, so that saliva secretion increases and flows out, adjust the sleep posture can generally be relieved. 3, oral problems such as oral inflammation, dental caries, etc., may stimulate saliva secretion increased, at the same time due to oral discomfort, children in sleep swallowing movement reduced, but also easy to cause drooling. Need to treat oral diseases in a timely manner, keep the mouth clean. 4, respiratory problems When children suffer from rhinitis, adenoid hypertrophy and other respiratory tract is not smooth, may be used to mouth breathing, so that drooling phenomenon occurs when sleeping. Some nervous system diseases, such as facial paralysis, may affect facial muscles and swallowing function, leading to drooling. This situation is usually accompanied by other abnormal symptoms, such as abnormal facial muscle activity, which requires timely medical treatment for diagnosis and treatment. It should be noted that if the child's drooling situation persists and is serious, or accompanied by other abnormal manifestations, such as fever, pain, poor breathing, facial abnormalities, etc., parents should take the child to see a doctor in time for detailed examination and evaluation to clarify the cause and take corresponding treatment measures. At the same time, attention should be paid to keeping the child's mouth clean and cultivating good sleep habits and postures.