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Excess saliva Report
Excess saliva, also called sialorrhea, is usually is caused by neuromuscular dysfunction, hypersecretion, sensory dysfunction, or anatomic (motor) dysfunction.
What we've learned from patients who report Excess saliva
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
292 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
903 |  |
|
Mild
|
2,211 |  |
|
None
|
2,557 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Excess saliva
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amitriptyline | 59 |  |
|
| Glycopyrrolate | 26 | |
|
| Robinul | 22 | |
|
| Suction Machine | 14 | |
|
| Elavil | 13 | |
|
| Scopolamine Patch | 12 | |
|
| Botox to Salivary Glands | 10 | |
|
| Atropine Ophthalmic | 9 | |
|
| Hyoscyamine | 7 | |
|
| Transderm Scop | 7 | |
|
| Atropine | 6 | |
|
| Nortriptyline | 6 | |
|
| Sal-Tropine | 6 | |
|
| DeVilbiss | 4 | |
|
| Mucinex | 4 | |
|
| Gum Chewing | 3 | |
|
| Pro-Banthine | 3 | |
|
| Botox | 3 | |
|
| Guaifenesin | 3 | |
|
| CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator | 2 | |
|
| Benadryl | 2 | |
|
| Sinemet | 2 | |
|
| Marijuana | 2 | |
|
| Oxybutynin | 2 | |
|
| Tracheostomy | 2 | |
|
| Scopoderm | 2 | |
|
| Omeprazole | 2 | |
|
| Prozac | 1 | |
|
| CoQ10 (CoEnzyme Q10) | 1 | |
|
| Propantheline | 1 | |
Report created on February 12, 2012.