Comparatively speaking, I choke now more than I used to -- I'm just not sure it's related to PLS. But is sure does seem that way -- I never choked before. And I sure as hades don't see anybody else around me doing it as often as I do (if it walks like a duck....). Fortunately, it's more of an annoyance to me than it is a real threat. I choke mostly on liquids (why, I don't know).
At times, my jaw muscles really tire when eating or talking (footnote **) - and this at times to the point where I actually have to stop eating for a minute or two. The feeling in my jaws is pretty much the same as that unpleasant sensation of "overworked fatigue" that I have so often in my arms and legs. And it's akin to the feeling you get after you've lifted several sets of bicep curls -- heavy, but without the burning of a post-lactic acid build-up.
Related, over a year ago, my neuro noted some weird "hitch" in my jaw -- called a masseter reflex, or a jaw jerk reflex. It's seen in MND, and I suppose is related to "choking" above.
** You know, like when you tried to chew 50 pieces of gum at one time when you were a kid?
