Dry mouth, primary and secondary causes, symptoms and treatment methods




Dry mouth is not a disease itself, but it is a symptom and indicators for the condition, a phenomenon common occurrence for many people and in some cases are very disturbing, and the majority of sufferers do not realize as a state need to be addressed. Reasons Graded dryness of the mouth of the event that the saliva of many viscous not to flow of saliva completely, and the situation may be preliminary, for reasons satisfactory or Asthalah in the salivary glands or as symptoms of the disease localized or systemic disease because of age may be a secondary (in the case of non-infected salivary gland disease, is caused by injury to other external factors led to this happening). Primary causes of dry mouth: Exposure to radiation because of cancer in the head or neck Systemic diseases affecting the salivary glands Hgren phenomenon and the phenomenon of CSKA. Infection of the salivary glands and cause dry mouth as if hit by most of the salivary glands. Cases of salivary glands removed surgically, and this happens rarely because of the scarcity of the eradication of major salivary glands multi. Severe shortage of nutrition such as lack of vitamin A and cause a lack of changes in the protoplasm Tbdlah salivary glands, leading to a deficit in the function and it is rare occurrence. Secondary causes of dry mouth: The pressures of life and mental disorders. Loss of body fluids due to bleeding and excessive sweating, diarrhea and vomiting. Cases of diabetes is not treated, diabetes, or diabetes hidden. Uses of some types of drugs that is one of the most common causes of dry mouth, for example: Antidepressants, particularly tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxides inhibitors. Tranquilizers. Anti-anxiety medications, for example: short-acting benzodiazepines, phenothiazine and other anti-psychotics. Antihistamines. Diuretics. Drugs for high blood pressure. Symptoms There are many symptoms of dry mouth include: Difficulty eating dry foods such as biscuits. Difficulty speaking and swallowing. Blisters and pain in the lining of the mouth. Difficult to control industrial crew that the patient uses. The taste is unpleasant in the mouth and sometimes loss of sense of taste is the aging of the reasons leading to a decrease in the flow of saliva (dry mouth) may be due to the impossibilities of public due to aging, especially in women at menopause (which is a reaction to take estrogen). Complications The decay of complications resulting from dry mouth, so patients are advised to limit intake of sweets and using gel fluorine or sodium Stennis fluoride to reduce the rapid spread of decay associated with dry mouth at times the emergence of fungi - Candida - in which case the patient is advised not to use the kit industry - if used - and let him out of the mouth during the night, and keeps it in a solution of sodium And also advised to use anti-fungal Treatment To remedy this situation, you must first Find the root cause, and then consider how to avoid these triggers such as avoiding the above-mentioned drugs, smoking, alcohol, and dry foods, and the patient should be advised using salivary stimuli, such as: Sugar-free chewing gum. The use of medications that stimulate saliva, such as The use of saliva substitutes are available in pharmacies Kab Alortan which contain fluoride, so prefer for other species
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