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The real cause of Parkinson’s drooling
It is not too much saliva. And that one fact changes everything about how you fix it.
Drooling can be fixed. The fix has a name.
The Triple S Protocol™ is a structured behavioral treatment for Parkinson's drooling — built on the real cause: swallow clearance, not saliva production.
Read About the ProtocolAlmost everyone believes drooling means the body is making too much saliva. It is not. In Parkinson’s, the amount of saliva is usually normal. What changes is how often it gets cleared, because the automatic swallow slows down. Saliva pools, and it spills. Drool is simply saliva that did not get swallowed.
Think of a sink. The faucet is saliva production. The drain is swallowing. When the drain slows, the sink overflows.
The answer is not to turn down the faucet. It is to fix the drain.
You do not have to take my word for it
Parkinson's Foundation
Drooling comes from “reduced automatic swallowing, not excess saliva production.”
Michael J. Fox Foundation
“People with Parkinson’s swallow less often, so saliva builds up.”
American Parkinson Disease Association
Saliva collects in the mouth because swallowing happens less often.
Three of the largest Parkinson’s organizations. One conclusion. The amount of saliva is not the problem.
Inside the guide: a ten-second test that proves it to you, using nothing but your own mouth. Ten seconds, and the drooling finally makes sense.
Who this is for
If the drooling has started keeping you home, or quiet when you used to speak up, The Drooling Reset is for you. You do not have to wait for it to get worse to do something about it.
Inside The Drooling Reset
- The real cause, explained in plain language
- Why Botox, medications, candy, and reminders fall short
- One small change you can make today, using something you already do
— Robert
M.S., CCC-SLP · EverydaySLP