What can cause abnormal saliva secretion?

Generally, the main causes of abnormal salivary secretion include mental tension and anxiety, aging, stomatitis, Sjögren's syndrome, hyperthyroidism, and others. Patients may choose medications such as Oryzanol tablets, Vitamin B2 tablets, Kangfuxin solution, Methotrexate tablets, and Propylthiouracil tablets to improve symptoms. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Mental Tension and Anxiety

Long-term tension and anxiety can affect the nervous system's regulatory function of the salivary glands, leading to reduced secretion and causing dry mouth and abnormal salivation. In daily life, patients can relax by listening to music, walking, etc., and may also take medications such as Oryzanol tablets, Vitamin B1 tablets, and Alprazolam tablets under a doctor's guidance to regulate nerve function, relieve anxiety, and improve salivary secretion.

2. Aging

With increasing age, salivary gland tissues gradually atrophy and their function declines, leading to reduced salivary secretion and abnormal secretion. In daily life, patients can increase water intake appropriately to keep the mouth moist. Under a doctor's guidance, they may also take medications such as Vitamin B2 tablets, Vitamin B6 tablets, and multivitamin tablets to supplement nutrients, delay salivary gland atrophy, and improve salivary secretion.

3. Oral Mucosal Inflammation

When the mouth is infected by bacteria or viruses, it can cause oral mucosal inflammation. The inflammatory stimulation can affect the normal secretory function of salivary glands, leading to abnormal salivary secretion and possibly accompanied by oral pain and swelling. Patients can use medications such as Kangfuxin solution, Compound Chlorhexidine Gargle, and Xigua Shuang spray under a doctor's guidance to reduce inflammation, promote mucosal repair, and restore normal secretory function of the salivary glands.

4. Sjögren's Syndrome

This is an autoimmune disease that damages exocrine glands such as the salivary glands, resulting in significantly reduced salivary secretion, severe dry mouth, abnormal salivation, and may also be accompanied by dry eyes and joint pain. Patients should take medications such as Methotrexate tablets, Hydroxychloroquine tablets, Prednisolone tablets, etc., under a doctor's guidance to regulate immune function, reduce gland damage, and use artificial saliva to relieve dry mouth symptoms.

5. Hyperthyroidism

Excessive secretion of thyroid hormones accelerates the body's metabolism and may also affect salivary gland function, leading to abnormal salivary secretion, often accompanied by palpitations, excessive sweating, weight loss, and other symptoms. Patients should take medications such as Propylthiouracil tablets, Methimazole tablets, Propranolol tablets, etc., under a doctor's guidance to inhibit thyroid hormone synthesis, alleviate symptoms, and improve salivary secretion.

In daily life, it is important to maintain good oral hygiene, brushing teeth in the morning and evening, rinsing after meals, reducing the risk of oral infection; appropriately increasing water intake to avoid dry mouth; maintaining regular作息, avoiding excessive fatigue; and undergoing regular oral and physical examinations to detect and treat related diseases promptly, maintaining oral and overall health.