Hi Roseneath
I get that too some nights. It wakes me up, and I just have to keep swallowing and swallowing, but it doesn't go, sometimes a couple sips of some kind of pop helps, but water doesn't help at all. It's like our swallowing reflex goes into over drive.
I can also get a drip down the throat too, which wakes me up coughing.
Maybe it's allergies, because just lately when I wake up , I'm coughing, sneezing, nose running, the whole lot, and I've never been like it before.
I'm even starting to question if I'm allergic to our dog, because something is triggering it.
I don't think there's anything you can do about it except wait until the saliva and the swallowing reflex dies down. I know it's a pain, but don't panic, it'll make it worse, the more you swallow the more you'll want to do it.
I suppose you could try eating a plain biscuit, just to try and get the saliva to calm down.
But I suppose in the middle of the night , that's not really easy.