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Excess saliva in neurological diseases is caused not because of an excess of saliva but because an individual no longer swallows the saliva as effectively. This can lead to drooling, coughing, and/or aspiration (entry of saliva into the breathing passages, which can cause infection).
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Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For Excess saliva
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amitriptyline | 47 | 5% |  |
| Glycopyrrolate | 32 | 3% | |
| Suction Machine | 29 | 3% | |
| Botox (Salivary Glands) | 8 | 1% | |
| Cough Assist Machine | 8 | 1% | |
| Hyoscyamine | 8 | 1% | |
| Scopolamine Transdermal | 7 | 1% | |
| Guaifenesin | 6 | 1% | |
| Sal-Tropine | 6 | 1% | |
| Atropine | 3 | 0% | |
| Cannabis | 2 | 0% | |
| Propantheline | 2 | 0% | |
| Acetylcysteine | 1 | 0% | |
| Albuterol | 1 | 0% | |
| atropine eye drops | 1 | 0% | |
| Biperiden | 1 | 0% | |
| Cetirizine | 1 | 0% | |
| Diphenhydramine | 1 | 0% | |
| Fluoxetine | 1 | 0% | |
| Gastrozepin | 1 | 0% | |
| Grape Seed Extract | 1 | 0% | |
| Iophen | 1 | 0% | |
| Ipratropium and albuterol | 1 | 0% | |
| Lorazepam | 1 | 0% | |
| Neostigmine | 1 | 0% | |
| Omeprazole | 1 | 0% | |
| Oxybutynin | 1 | 0% | |
| Oxygen | 1 | 0% | |
| Propranolol | 1 | 0% | |
| Saroten | 1 | 0% | |
| Scopolamine | 1 | 0% | |
| Stair lift | 1 | 0% | |
| The Vest | 1 | 0% | |
| Tracheostomy | 1 | 0% | |
| Tramadol | 1 | 0% | |
| Wheelchair (powered) | 1 | 0% | |