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Drooling

My Daughter has cerebral palsy and drools constantly. Im considering having her saliva glands removed. Has anyone experienced this with their chidden or themselves. What was the outcome?

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 9 Jan 2015

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Drooling surgery

Just wondered if anyone has experience of submandibular gland ligation for drooling in CP? I know about the Scope info...I am looking for some real life experiences of it for my 17 year old son. ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 13 Nov 2015

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Does anyone know of any devices..ie cups or mask that will assist people who drool excessively?

My brother is in a day program. He drools excessively, I am trying to find something that will help catch the saliva.

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Housing and independent living - 11 Apr 2016

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salivary gland duct surgery

My 7 year old son, Nathan has spastic quadraplegic cp and has a drooling problem. We have tried hyosine patches, kwells and currently he is taking an unlicenced drug called glycopyrrolate, which ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 30 Sep 2004

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Has anyones child been given benzhexol for athetoid movements?

It is to reduce the unwanted movements not for drooling, which is what most of the research mentions. Saw neuro paed yesterday for DGS age 4. Botox not needed or baclofen. She suggested he had a trial ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 8 Feb 2013

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Dribbling and bad breath

Hi to you all My son is 34 years old with Cerebral Palsy and Seizure Disorder Spastic Diplegia Nic is on lots of medications and it would be great to talk with others that have issues with..... ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 27 Jan 2018

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Clothes protectors for adults

My (adult) friend who has CP and learning disabilities has a life-long issue with drooling. Surgery, medication and patches have not helped much. Now in his fifties the neckerchief style of clothes ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Housing and independent living - 11 Jul 2022

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Want to be left alone "most of the time".

I have had my up and down with my chronic pain, episodes of paralysis, spasms, migraine, stiffness of left body dysfunction of lack of movement drooling excessively saliva etc, and it's difficult to ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Everyday life - 30 Sep 2024

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New poems

Am Like a doughnut creamy and fresh am definitely jammy in the middle But am very soft n spongy But I like to drool over my salted caramel cheesecake. Am Certainly no roly poly I like to get sticky ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Coffee lounge - 9 Aug 2019

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I think my son has mild cp

Hello, I've just joined this site as I'm becoming more and more aware of my son's gross motor developmental delay and have started to wonder if it could be mild CP. My LO was a planned c section due ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 2 Jul 2017

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