It is inevitable that we will have dry mouth and tongue in our daily life. This time indicates that your body is short of water. It is the body that reminds you to add words in time.
It is prone to dry mouth, which usually occurs during the day. After all, people need to be active and work during the day, have a fast metabolism and sweat a lot, so you need to add more water. . Once the water supply is insufficient, there will be dry mouth and thirst. Long-term lack of water is not good for health.
And when we sleep at night, our metabolism will become very slow, and sweat will decrease. At this time, dry mouth is not easy, even if the body is a little dehydrated, it will not be uncomfortable. However, if you often have dry mouth and tongue at night, and you have plenty of water to drink, you should be vigilant. It is best not to be careless. It may be a physical condition.
Dry mouth is prone to occur when sleeping at night, which may be caused by 4 physical conditions
1, oral disease
Dry mouth and bitterness may be caused by oral diseases. Because oral diseases can adversely affect the oral glands and inhibit the secretion of saliva.
Not only that, when the oral cavity is not clean and the oral hygiene is not paid attention to, then the oral cavity will inevitably breed a lot of bacteria, which will destroy the oral environment and harm our dental health, such as damage to the enamel, resulting in A series of diseases such as tooth decay, periodontitis and gingivitis.
And when a series of problems occur in the oral cavity, it will cause the oral cavity to be abnormal and unhealthy, and it will easily lead to bad mouth and bad breath, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
2, diabetes
I often have dry mouth and tongue at night, and my blood sugar is not very good, so pay attention to whether it is abnormal blood sugar. It may be caused by diabetes. Because diabetes has a very typical symptom, that is "three more and one less", that is, eat more, drink more, urinate more, but lose weight.
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder. When blood sugar is not well controlled, a large amount of glucose will accumulate in the extracellular fluid and form osmotic pressure. At this time, a tissue in our brain called the hypothalamus will perceive this change, and a certain amount of antidiuretic hormone will be produced and released by the pituitary gland. This substance will make the urine concentrate and make the body want to drink water. Symptoms of dry mouth will occur at this time, and it is easy to appear dry and thirsty at night.
Therefore, when this happens, you must pay attention to check your blood vessel control, and adjust and control it in time to avoid causing too much damage to your body.
3, hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is called "hyperthyroidism" in medicine, which is actually the synthesis and release of excessive thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. Causes hypermetabolism and sympathetic nerve excitement in the body, causing palpitations, sweating, increased eating and bowel movements, and weight loss.
Thyroid is a very important hormone in the human body, but if it secretes too much or abnormal secretion, it will not be good. It will cause endocrine disorders and affect health. The thyroid will promote the body's metabolism, make the body excited, increase oxygen consumption and heat production, and then make people sweat more, and they are prone to dry mouth and thirst.
This is true even when sleeping at night, and it will also affect people's sleep quality, so pay attention to conditioning treatment after it appears.
4, Sjogren’s syndrome
Sjogren’s syndrome is relatively rare, and the incidence is not high. It is a relatively special disease. Clinically, it is also called "autoimmune exocrine gland inflammation".
is simply an immune system disorder syndrome, because the immune systemThe disorder causes the exocrine glands to be attacked inexplicably, resulting in atrophy and destruction of the glands, which ultimately leads to a decline in secretory function.
And exocrine glands are important glands in our body that secrete fluids, such as salivary glands, lacrimal glands, and gastric glands. When these exocrine glands have problems, symptoms such as dry mouth, dry skin, and dry eyes are prone to cause discomfort.
How to prevent and care?
If you want to prevent frequent dry mouth during sleep, you must prevent it. If it is caused by oral disease, brush your teeth and gargle frequently, check your dental health, etc.; if it is caused by diabetes, then pay attention to healthy diet, pay attention to blood sugar control, and strengthen exercise, which can generally increase blood sugar. If it is stable and normal, these uncomfortable symptoms can be reduced or even disappear; if it is caused by hyperthyroidism and Sjogren’s syndrome, then professional examination and treatment must be carried out, and the disease will naturally disappear.
Don't drink too much water at night
Many people sleep at night because they are afraid of dry mouth, so they drink more water. This is actually not recommended. Because drinking too much water, and sleeping at night, the metabolism is slow, the excess water cannot be metabolized, and it is easy to cause edema. Moreover, if you drink too much water at night, it will easily lead to the occurrence of night wake up, and getting up at night affects the quality of sleep. Frequent wake up affects the quality of sleep, which is bad for your health over time.
Therefore, it is recommended not to drink too much water at night, just drink a sip to moisturize the throat.
Also, you should have a lighter diet, because it is too spicy and salty, which will not only make the body uncomfortable, but also induce dry mouth and want to drink water. There is also the need to eat less foods that are easy to get angry, such as beef, lamb, and peppers. If you eat too much, getting angry can easily lead to dry mouth and affect sleep quality. If you have a light diet and eat more fruits and vegetables, your mouth will be more refreshing, naturally you will not be thirsty and your body will feel comfortable.
