{"id":42564,"date":"2026-03-06T12:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=42564"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:48:18","slug":"if-you-drool-while-sleeping-often-it-could-be-a-sign-of-these-6-health-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=42564","title":{"rendered":"If You Drool While Sleeping Often, It Could Be a Sign of These 6 Health Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drooling during sleep is common, especially in children and during certain sleep positions. However, if you\u2019re an adult and it happens frequently, suddenly, or in large amounts, it could be your body\u2019s way of signaling an underlying health issueWhile occasional drooling is normal, persistent drooling\u2014especially when accompanied by other symptoms\u2014should not be ignored. Here\u2019s what you need to know.The case shared in the original text is a real red flag. When drooling is consistently on one side and accompanied by other subtle signs (like slightly slurred speech, mild facial asymmetry, or unexplained fatigue), it can indicate transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or early cerebrovascular blockage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Early detection can prevent a major stroke.Why: Weakness or paralysis on one side of the face can impair the ability to seal the lips and swallow saliva effectively.Signs: Drooping on one side of the face, difficulty closing one eye, asymmetrical smile, slurred speech.Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Why: Stomach acid traveling up the esophagus can trigger a reflex increase in saliva production as the body tries to neutralize the acid. Signs: Heartburn, acid taste in the mouth, nighttime coughing, chest discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drooling during sleep is common, especially in children and during certain sleep positions. However, if you\u2019re an adult and it happens frequently, suddenly, or in large amounts,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":61,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42566,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42564\/revisions\/42566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}