Why does a woman drool when she sleeps?

Autumn sleepiness is a problem that cannot be ignored in autumn health preservation. Although falling asleep can solve autumn sleepiness, many women drool while sleeping, and after a nap, there is saliva on the table. So, why do women drool while sleeping? Let’s take a look at it below.

1. Incisor deformity

Malaligned teeth can cause drooling while sleeping. Especially for patients with convex malocclusion, the front teeth protrude more significantly, and the lips are often open and the teeth are exposed. It is very difficult for the lips to completely cover the enamel of the front teeth when sleeping at night, and the upper lip is often separated naturally, which makes it easy to drool. It is best for such patients to undergo orthodontic treatment as early as possible.

2. Oral health

If you drool at night and your saliva smells like salt, and your pillowcase is light yellow, it is very likely due to poor oral health, accumulation of food residues, and excessive tartar over a long period of time, which can lead to gingivitis and even bleeding gums. Therefore, the saliva secreted during sleep at night has a salty taste and is light yellow in color.

Because the temperature and humidity in the mouth are most suitable for the growth of bacteria, the accumulation of food residues or glycogen in the gaps between teeth and on the surface of teeth can easily cause bacteria to grow in the mouth, leading to caries and periodontal disease. Inflammation can increase saliva secretion. If the mouth is infected by bacteria, the pain is obvious and it is easy to drool. You need to take local medicine to accelerate the healing of ulcers, and the drooling will disappear automatically.

3. Nerve blockage

Some systemic diseases may also cause drooling while sleeping at night. The regulation of saliva secretion is completely reflexive. The so-called "painting cakes to appease hunger" is an example of classic reflex saliva secretion in daily life. Therefore, obstruction of nerve regulation can also cause drooling when sleeping at night. Some patients with neurosis or other systemic diseases that may cause autonomic nervous system disorders may have abnormal excitement of the sympathetic nerves during sleep at night, which can cause the brain to send incorrect signals and lead to increased saliva secretion.

4. Drug elements

One of the side effects of taking some anti-epileptic drugs is drooling, so you need to be careful when choosing drugs.

5. Spleen deficiency and dampness

The spleen has the function of digesting and absorbing nutrients and water. Spleen dysfunction may cause drooling while sleeping, and may also cause functional impairment, phlegm or excessive blood loss. It can generally be considered that drooling in adults is a manifestation of gastrointestinal dysfunction. This phenomenon is often seen in weakened gastrointestinal motility, water retention, dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach, or increased food storage in the stomach, and stomach heat steaming, which is the so-called "restless sleeping if the stomach is not in harmony."

What are the main manifestations of spleen deficiency in women with high blood pressure?

The face is sallow, the body is tired, the body is sleepy, the body feels sleepy after eating, and the food is stagnant and dry. Or you may feel bloating after eating and have difficulty in defecation. Or food may not be digested, the limbs may be cold, and there may be chest tightness, shortness of breath and chillness. The tongue is pale and fat, with teeth marks on the edges. The pulse is deep, thready and weak.

What should women with spleen deficiency eat?

It is advisable to eat foods that can strengthen the spleen and nourish blood, wake up the spleen, stimulate the appetite and aid digestion, such as stalk rice, can rice, spiced beef jerky (scorched pot), Italian rice, cooked lotus root, chestnut, Chinese yam, snow peas, beans, red grapes, jujube, carrots, potatoes, and oyster mushrooms. You can also strengthen the spleen and stomach with rice porridge, red dates, Chinese yam, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, glutinous rice, potatoes, coix seed, sweet potato, etc. Generally, those that grow in the deepest part of the field can strengthen the spleen and stomach. You can use them to cook porridge, meat, or cook them alone. If you put some lotus leaves, the effect will be better.

Avoid eating foods that are cold and easily damaging in nature, such as eggplant, loofah, wax gourd, green beans, hollow lettuce, amaranth, lettuce, kudzu, day lily, persimmon cake, banana apple, pear, melon, green tofu, and wheat. Among them, the foods that are thick and greasy and easy to hinder the digestion function of the body include goose meat, pork, wild turtle meat, oyster meat, milk, sesame and so on. Foods that can benefit qi and eliminate accumulation and are easy to weaken the temperament include sandalwood, radish, and coriander.

6. Incorrect sleeping posture

The cheeks are compressed due to incorrect sleeping posture, and it is easy to drool when the mouth cannot be closed.

If women drool while sleeping, don't worry about it. Go to a regular hospital for examination first, treat the underlying disease of drooling, develop a good diet, don't go to bed right after a meal, don't eat too much for dinner or eat too much greasy, sticky and other foods that are difficult to digest, and develop good habits such as brushing your teeth, rinsing your mouth, and brushing your teeth before going to bed to reduce the occurrence of oral inflammation. Don't do strenuous exercise or over-thinking before going to bed.