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Q: alzheimers and drooling

asked by: pmmartino33 on January 18th, 2008

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is excessive drooling a sign of illness in alzheimers patients

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illustriously fickle

replied on February 14th, 2008

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Drooling , also called sialorrhea, is usually due to a person's inability to swallow saliva. Drooling can also result from an overproduction of saliva. Finally, drooling can be a side-effect associated a certain medication.

Anticholinergic drugs can help decrease the production of saliva to treat the symptoms of drooling.

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