Thought I would raise a topic that seems to have only been discussed once on the forum.

I recently noticed that when I eat, the skin under my chin gets moist. This is in the area where I had my neck dissection. I mentioned it to my surgeon and he said it was "Gustatory Sweating".

I did some research and if my understanding is correct, this is a common occurence in people that have had their parotid gland removed. What happens is that the nerves that innervated that gland, will regrow and cause sweat glands in the area to produce sweat when you eat.

I am assuming that some of the nerves to my submandibular salivary gland were severed during surgery and they are now affecting the sweat glands in this area. This is also the area where I am permanently numb.

According to what I have read, with parotid gland removal, the sweating can be quite significant. Some have to resort to using anti-perspirants in the areas affected. Fortunately, what I am experiencing is just a moistness, with no obvious buildup that anyone would notice.

I was wondering if anyone else has these symptoms since, like I said, I've only been able to locate one time that this was mentioned on the forum and there was very little response to it.

Jerry