Too much saliva

[Karen]

Has anyone had trouble with too much saliva in their mouth?  I had the 12/7 nerve graft done and have a weak tongue.  I have trouble with saliva building up since I can't move my tongue like I used to.  But yet my lips are always chapped and dry.  Also I have started facial retraining with Jackie Diels.  I highly recommend her, she is such a help.  My surgery was 2 1/2 years ago.  Any ideas?  Karen

[Battyp]

HI Karen,
  I have facial numbness...I have bouts of too much saliva.  It seems I either have dry mouth or can't swallow fast enough.  I haven't figured out the why yet!

[thecakes]

   I have a dry mouth constantly.  I always complain about this but actually over time my suliva is returning but I always have that dry taste.

[Rc Moser]

I was told when the tumor was removed they had to peal it off the nerves like pulling a band aid off. They said this causes the nerves that control certain functions to go wacky for awhile. They said the 8th nerve is usually stretched very thin depending on how big the tumor are. This the reason IMO we all experience the dry eye. Look up what nerve covers the saliva and I bet that nerve is still going wacky. Should get better IMO if no permanent damage was occurred.

[Mary 117]

Another question along this same thread, did the too much saliva come on suddenly? I've had a terrible headache for about a week, the nausea started yesterday then this morning the right side of my mouth feels like it is burning and it's producing saliva way too fast. I've had some right sided weakness that has gotten better over time. Any one else have this happen. I see the neurologist on friday for a 1 year check-up.
Mary
May 24, 2005
2 x 1.7 AN
House ear clinic

[FlyersFan68]

I experienced something simular on and off during the first year following surgery. On occasion, I purchased an over the counter medication called Mucinex which really helped. The stuff is expensive but works good. This problem subsided and has been quite some time since I took these pills. I cannot say for sure if this went away on it's own or if the medicine helped to regulate things better.

[RattieLady]

After i had the AN removed from the right side along with another tumour and the facial nerve i start getting bouts of too much saliva. I kind of get used to it in the daytime but at night when the bout comes it's like sleeping in a swamp. LOL. After the reconstructive surgery to conect the facial nerve up to my tongue nerve it has slowed down a bit. I can have a dry night sleeps. Bet now i've wrote this i'll be sleeping in a swamp tonight! Lol. Jokes aside, it's not a nice thing to put up with.