[nightmarewhileawake]

... It is usually secondary to a neurological pathology — MS, Parkinson, Stroke, Dementia ... loss of the ability to manage swallowing saliva —especially while sleeping or unconscious.
... The human body makes a couple of quarts of saliva per day.

[saminfl]

It is usually secondary to a neurological pathology — MS, Parkinson, Stroke, Dementia ... loss of the ability to manage swallowing saliva —especially while sleeping or unconscious. ... The human body makes a couple of quarts of saliva per day.

I had it after carotid artery surgery. It is not fun. I had a feeding tube for a while.