What causes drooling from the corners of my mouth?

Drooling from the corners of your mouth means you have extra saliva that isn't being cleared away quickly enough. This may occur for a few reasons. Sometimes, a condition like burning mouth syndrome makes your mouth feel uncomfortable and changes how saliva feels and moves, causing it to pool near the corners. Certain medications can also change the way your body makes or handles saliva, making you produce more or have trouble swallowing it normally. When you're talking, eating, or concentrating, you might not swallow as often and the extra saliva might collect at the corners of your mouth. In all these cases, the extra saliva can drip out because it isn't being cleared away by regular swallowing. If you find this drooling bothersome or if there are other changes in your mouth, you can use our free AI symptom checker to help identify possible causes and determine whether you should talk with a healthcare provider about your symptoms.