2006-11-05 01:14:25 · 10 answers · asked by nessiesweet 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Debra D is right. I was actually watching a show about this and I cant remember the exact amount of saliva we produce in a day but it is an enormous amount and we dont dribble while we are awake because we are swallowing continually. When we are asleep however our swallowing reflexes are not present and we dribble.
2006-11-05 03:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by rightio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mouth is open, people sleep on their sides and saliva dribbles out and they end up having a big wet stain on their pillowcase
2006-11-05 09:28:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe this is not really an answer, but I'll definately be watching your answers because my 7 year old daughter does that and I always wondered why! I had never seen it before. Have to wash her pillows a lot.
2006-11-05 09:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by Chloe:) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you sleep, your brain paralyzes your body *except for breathing and heart beat). you make the same amount of saliva as wehn awake, but your swallowing muscles are paralyzed, so if you are lying on your side, it just spills out.
2006-11-05 18:40:40 · answer #4 · answered by ashkazz1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly because they're breathing through their mouth. Clearing up any kind of nasal congestion may alleviate the situation.
2006-11-05 09:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by Patricia S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because swallowing is a voluntary reflex that we can't do in our sleep.
2006-11-05 10:00:13 · answer #6 · answered by Debra D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're unconscious and all slack-jawed.
2006-11-05 09:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To force us to wash the pillowcase. :)
2006-11-05 11:06:26 · answer #8 · answered by Lily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is not a mental health issue
2006-11-05 10:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by jesus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont
2006-11-05 09:21:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋