saliva

My sister is having an issue with vomiting. I believe it begins with saliva pooling which caused coughing, then gagging which sometimes leads to vomiting (about 3 - 4 times a week). She is taking 2 cans of Jevity via feeding tube around 1 pm and then 1 or 2 cans in the evening around 6 pm. This...

First, I know I started several separate threads, and I wonder if that's okay. Or should I just start one and stick to it? I start a new thread with each new question, and I'm afraid I may have more questions, and more each day... My dad's doctor recommends that he gets a trach together with...

He wakes up in the middle of the night choking on saliva and nothing helps. I mean - the only thing he tries is cough it out, and of course this doesn't help. His doctor - an anestesiologist with no experience with bulbar ALS, doesn't have any advice. My dad suffers so much he now often says he...

Anyone familiar with this treatment for excess saliva?

My husband decide to restart Pimozide nearly a month ago at the lowest dose. The side effects are still present (extreme fatigue, slurred speech, and excess saliva), however, at his last ALSFR appointment, he had not progressed at all. My husband is an extremely slow professor, but he has always...

It's been a long time since I last posted. My PALS is still hanging in, defying all predictions. It's sometimes hard to believe it's been over 5 years. He's reached the point where swallowing is a real issue. No PEG, he won't consent. He's saying he is choking on his saliva all the time. When I...

I ran across an article recently that said Neudexta may improve swallowing, excess salivation, and even speech. Has anyone taken Neudexta and experienced improvement in speech? I did a search and found one post that mentioned alleviation of drooling and improved swallowing but did not...

Hi guys, first out I was trying to post in my origin thread but think its closed? If not please let me know. Anyway - I wanted to give you an update about my symptoms and how it have progressed, and hopefully some of you will reply with something that is reassuring because I can't let it go...

Hi everyone, thank you for your patience with those of us who bombard you with questions and our anxious wonderings. I'm a 60 year old guy and have recently been experiencing some symptoms which led me to the doctor and subsequently, here. I've had, for some months now, noticed a marked...

I am at wits end. I can no longer brush my teeth or rinse out my mouth. I can munch ice and suction out the residual toothpaste. I am not eating anything bu mouth but can't stand the taste of saliva. What do PALS do?