6-12 months baby drooling is a normal physiological phenomenon of the baby. However, the baby drooling accompanied in several situations occur, there may be a sign of the disease.
Case 1: If the flow of saliva when the spat with the blisters, your baby may have the disease is oral ulcers or stomatitis. Comparison of pain because of oral ulcers, so the baby may refuse to eat or swallowing difficulties arise, parents can prepare for the baby the flow some of the more soft, fresh food.
Case 2: If the side of the mouth water while fever, runny nose, sore throat or tonsillitis may be, tonsillitis often accompanied by swelling of throat discomfort, resulting in baby swallowing. At this time, suggested that parents let the baby drink plenty of water, if necessary, on the hospital.
Case 3: if the flow of saliva associated with mouth ulcers, that baby may be suffering from chickenpox or hand, foot and mouth disease. Baby infection after chickenpox or hand, foot and mouth disease may appear in the mouth or tongue ulcers, because the ulcer will be painful, so the baby will show difficulty swallowing, refusal to eat if the baby can drink more milk and baby rice cereal, nutrition.
Case 4: When the baby drool, it is also accompanied by abnormal behavior, such as coma, that parents must pay particular attention to the. Baby may be suffering from neurological diseases such as mental retardation, facial nerve paralysis, meningitis and other sequelae.
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