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  1. D

    Feeling helpless; friend's condition detriorating

    I've posted about our friend before. We are 1500 miles from them and haven't seen them since April. I plan to visit in November. The other day, our friend's wife told me that his respiratory numbers have declined. He has been in the hospital 5 times in the past year with pneumonia or...
  2. Z

    Bulbar onset?

    Hello Guys! Im 29 and afraid of bulbar. Started 4 Months ago with twichting all over my body. Now i have a dry larynx, mucus and coughing/ swalloing while fast drinking now 4 Times in 7 weeks. I speak very normal. Yesterday i had EMG in legs, arms and tongue. It was normal , i was very happy...
  3. R

    Tube feeding, mucus

    I have read that pineapple juice is supposed to thin mucus. Do you have to drink it or can you put in tube?
  4. L

    Postural Drainage for bringing up mucus

    Has anyone tried this. My Mom is a nurse from a way back and they used to do this. You lie on your stomach hanging off the edge so your lungs are down and someone presses on your back.
  5. A

    Vest Therapy for ALS

    Has anyone tried vest therapy for their loved ones?The HFCWO vests that help those living with the disease break apart and cough up mucus?
  6. V

    Cough assist help

    My dad has been having a really hard time with mucus so the clinic got him a cough assist machine. We are having a hard time using it though. What's the best way to get the mucus up? Because we can't ever seem to get it up enough where it goes into his mouth and he can spit it out. We were...
  7. Buckhorn

    Extreme dry mouth?

    Hi all. My PALS is experiencing severe dry mouth that does not go away during the day. He is not taking any medications to decrease secretions. He is not taking antihistamines, etc. He has become a severe mouth breather overnight, in an attempt to get more oxygen. I have purchased Biotine...
  8. S

    Greetings from Russia. Symptoms ;(

    Hello dear. I do not speak English. I will try to write briefly and clearly. 1. I am 26 years old 2. In January ill with the flu. Was sick for 2 weeks. 3. After. A month dizzy. 4. Was the stress. I'm a hypochondriac. Thought thrombosis. Was sick and pulled his right leg. Calf. 5. In February...
  9. A

    ALS Bulbar?

    Hi, i really didnt want to do this but i been having some problems that correlate to bulbar onset ALS. Hi recently been having difficultly swallowing mucus or saliva and i been having alot of saliva recently. Note i have had two emgs in the past six months, all clean.
  10. J

    Nervous about Symptoms

    Hello all - I am an almost 27 yr old male, and I have been experiencing some troubling symptoms over the past month and a half. It started with a feeling of stiffness in my left pinky finger, accompanied by trembling of that hand. Shortly after the trembling hands, I began waking up with very...
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