Spit happens!

You’ve heard the school-yard taunt: “Say it don’t spray it!” Well, some people can’t help it! The saliva they produce ends up spraying people when they speak. Well, visualize a quart of milk. According to Dr. Denis Lynch from the Marquette University School of Dentistry, that’s how much saliva a healthy adult produces every day. Most people swallow it without a second thought – but if you’re a sprayer, it’s possible you have “easily squeezed saliva glands.” You don’t actually have more saliva than a normal person – but some people can squirt saliva just by opening their mouths and lifting their tongues.

Another explanation is you may be experiencing a side effect from another condition. Regular heartburn and pregnancy related ailments like morning sickness and gastric reflux can cause hyper-salivation. But if you take care of the heartburn, reflux or nausea, the saliva squirting will go away on its own.

If you’re just a natural squirter, sipping water regularly or chewing sugarless gum can reduce spraying by encouraging you to swallow more often. Also, try not to open your mouth so wide when you speak. Because you make more saliva when you eat, don’t talk with your mouth full.