Drooling during sleep is common and \u201cusually isn\u2019t cause for concern.\u201d It often occurs during deep REM sleep when \u201cthe muscles around the mouth and jaw loosen,\u201d allowing saliva to escape instead of being swallowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Position matters: \u201cPeople who sleep on their stomach or side are more likely to drool\u201d because gravity pulls saliva out, while back sleepers swallow more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNasal congestion caused by allergies, colds, or sinus infections\u201d forces mouth breathing, increasing drooling. Health issues like \u201cacid reflux, sleep apnea, or neurological disorders\u201d can also play a role, as can poor oral hygiene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Occasional drooling is natural, but if it\u2019s frequent or comes with symptoms like \u201cchoking or disrupted sleep,\u201d seek medical advice. Simple fixes\u2014adjusting sleep position or treating congestion\u2014often help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Why Drooling Happens Drooling during sleep is common and \u201cusually isn\u2019t cause for concern.\u201d It often occurs during deep REM sleep when \u201cthe muscles around the mouth and jaw loosen,\u201d allowing saliva to escape instead of being swallowed. Sleeping Position Position matters: \u201cPeople who sleep on their stomach or side are more likely to drool\u201d…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4167,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4165\/revisions\/4167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}