#I produce a lot of saliva skin
#I produce a lot of saliva plus

#I produce a lot of saliva plus

So it's possible that Mum has a comination of factors, such as excessive production, plus a reduced ability to swallow. the 'mouth watering' factor! Maybe in this case there is an inappropriate stimulus from the brain. So it's quite possible that there is excessive saliva production for example, everyone will have noticed that stimuli (such as smell) can trigger saliva production as part of the process of preparing to eat. Dementia causes damage to the brain, and in different areas for different people. It's worth remembering that (as with most things) production of saliva is controlled by the brain.

#I produce a lot of saliva skin

There are medications available to decrease the saliva.but the side effects can be counter-productive.Īs Bruce has 's not pleasant for the observer.but it doesn't seem to cause Eric distress.my main concern is to protect his skin against the effects of this and to keep him comfortable.Īnd to help him to hold on to his dignity. Easier to do that for a woman than a man. or finding colourful tea-towels and stitching them together to make a scarf.that would be absorbent. Would it be possible to make scarves for your mum out of absorbent material? What about knitting up cotton yarn. It doesn't matter what other people think.making sure mum is dry and comfortable.and saving her from excessive changes of clothing is the best thing you can do for her. So.Vaseline to protect the skin on the equent change of outer wet garments.or a towel to absorb. Before I realised that this was one of the 'outward' signs of dementia.therefore did not deal with it.he used to become very sore around his mouth. and try to keep the outside of his mouth dry with the best means at my disposal. I use 'pillow protectors'.wash them frequently.to deal with that problem.Īnd carry tissues with me. My husband.(age 71) dribbles.not continuously.but when he walks.(with difficulty these days)Īnd when he sleeps.In the morning his pillow and pyjama jacket are sodden. PS: mum just looked at me in a rare moment of vague clarity and said 'i don't know you do i?' me - 'well actually you gave birth to me about 23 years ago.' mum - *look of bewilderment and a vague laugh*.

I know at work we have patches for some of the kids which goes on their neck and helps reduce saliva, but as i think it is a forgetting to swallow rather than a producing too much saliva issue i'm not sure if these would be suitable? Does anyone have any experience of these (or anything else) being used with people with dementia? Point being, i know mum would have hated people looking at her dribbling.so. Not only does this mean following her around with a tissue and clothes getting dirty very quickly, the other day i was out pushing mum along the beach and a (much older but cognitively bright old lady) saying to me 'it's a shame isn't it?' looking at mum, (i replied 'yes it is windy isn't it?' and walked on). Quick question, my Mum often forgets to swallow saliva these days, this combined with poor lip seal closure is often resulting in quite excessive dribbling (for want of a better word).