Hello everyone, thanks for taking your time with my question.
4 weeks ago I started to notice a hoarsness in my voice after talking a bit. I shrugged it off as allergies as it is that time of year and I have always had allergies. The next day I started with body wide twitching. It did not improve but got worse and 2 weeks ago I started having a lot of trouble swallowing. I blamed this on post nasal drip, as I could feel it in the back of my throat, and still do.
After a week of this swallowing issue, I went to an ENT. He looked down my throat and said it looked irritated, ordered a swallowing test and said to change when I take my GERD meds. Swallowing test is next week.
The twitching has improved but not disappeared, only happening when I am at rest in random spots such as my knee, calf, bicep, hand, even buttock. I am still having a lot of trouble swallowing- not a problem with food or drink, but just my saliva. It feels like the back of my tongue is painful and not working correctly. My mouth and tongue seem very dry and the harder I try to swallow, the worse it is. I do have a feeling of globus once in a while, and have also had some pain with swallowing. There is still post nasal drip going on.
I am about going crazy with this and was wondering if you had any opinions if this sounds ALS-ish or not. It seems pretty fast, although I have noted an increase in saliva in the last couple months which I blamed on GERD. I have a neuro appointment in 2 weeks which is after the swallowing test so I will know more then. I just wonder if there is anything I should question or bring up during my appointment. Should I push for an EMG if he doesn't want to order one? Thanks for your help.
4 weeks ago I started to notice a hoarsness in my voice after talking a bit. I shrugged it off as allergies as it is that time of year and I have always had allergies. The next day I started with body wide twitching. It did not improve but got worse and 2 weeks ago I started having a lot of trouble swallowing. I blamed this on post nasal drip, as I could feel it in the back of my throat, and still do.
After a week of this swallowing issue, I went to an ENT. He looked down my throat and said it looked irritated, ordered a swallowing test and said to change when I take my GERD meds. Swallowing test is next week.
The twitching has improved but not disappeared, only happening when I am at rest in random spots such as my knee, calf, bicep, hand, even buttock. I am still having a lot of trouble swallowing- not a problem with food or drink, but just my saliva. It feels like the back of my tongue is painful and not working correctly. My mouth and tongue seem very dry and the harder I try to swallow, the worse it is. I do have a feeling of globus once in a while, and have also had some pain with swallowing. There is still post nasal drip going on.
I am about going crazy with this and was wondering if you had any opinions if this sounds ALS-ish or not. It seems pretty fast, although I have noted an increase in saliva in the last couple months which I blamed on GERD. I have a neuro appointment in 2 weeks which is after the swallowing test so I will know more then. I just wonder if there is anything I should question or bring up during my appointment. Should I push for an EMG if he doesn't want to order one? Thanks for your help.