Good day, I have a problem with my 7 years old boy who produces too much saliva which resulted frequent spiting. He just experienced it two to three weeks ago. When asked he is saying he is tasting something in his mouth that is why he keep on spitting. We brought him already to his pedia and to a eent but none of them made proper recommendation. Currently my boy is keep on spitting and he always make wet of his dress due to this saliva problem. His lips is starting to swell due to constant wiping of his mouth. Let me know your opinion about this as our family pedia told us to bring my kid to a neuron specialist. Please help me by giving your opinion on this matter. Thanks
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint excessive salivation in kids can be due to causes like throat infection, sinusitis, peritonsillar abscess, oral infections, mouth breathing, allergies, side effect of medication if he takes any, multiple sclerosis, autism, downs syn Chat Doctor. . You should consult a Medicine specialist and get evaluated and a through clinical evaluation and investigation as per suspected cause can help in diagnosis and treatment can be planned accordingly. As of now make him gargle with antiseptic mouthwash as it has a 