Try: Since sugary foods increase saliva and since drooling is the result of problems swallowing saliva try to avoid giving the cr foods with sugar in them encourage the cr to keep his or her lips closed and chin up when not speaking or eating also popsicles or other cold objects may be helpful these types of foods can reduce saliva if possible talk to a physical therapist about lip exercises that may help to strengthen the muscles in the cr’s lips

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Keywords: Drooling saliva

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed