coughing

  1. Tomswife

    Coughing and low oxygen - correlation

    PALS Tom was coughing. It was a ongoing, mild unproductive cough. It was more of a dryish cough. The nurse had just checked his lungs that day and they are clear. His oxygen also was reading low - 88. I hooked the oxygen up to his bipap. There is a port for oxygen. Once he was on the...
  2. C

    Tongue fasciculations that I can see but can’t feel.

    Hello everyone, and thank you for your time to read this and respond. I will be making a donation when I get paid. I’m 28 years old and have had twitches for 3 months. And yes I read the thread that if I have twitches read this first. The problem is that I have terrible health insurance and...
  3. ReginaS

    breathing difficulties

    Hi all, My PALS describes that he has the feeling that the air passages in his head (above throat) are not staying open but collapse or close when his head is in certain positions. Do you know what is happening? He is uncomfortable lying down, elevated lying on one side is OK - on the other...
  4. M

    Please read this - serious now and I think I know what's caused it

    Hi. Please bear with me here. I am 39, male. Weight trained very seriously since 16 and in the summer weighed about 250lb. I have always been in perfect health until this year. Back in August I started getting muscle twitches randomly across my body and pretty bad fatigue, along with tight...
  5. A

    Bulbar symptoms

    I know I have posted here in the past and I’m sure that will not fare well with many who have graciously taken the time to answer me in the past. Basically have been having the sensation of food going up my nasal passage with swallowing of liquids and solids. No choking, no coughing just can...
  6. W

    Laryngospasm and atrophy

    First of all, I'd like to apologize for the post. I've tried to avoid it until now, but my worries are totally draining the focus of my life and I feel you can help me. I'm a man, I'm 28 years old and I live in Spain. Just over two months ago I started having a cough crisis that did not end at...
  7. S

    Could this be ALS please help

    Hi everyone, I’m here looking for some advice I’m hoping you can help me please. Here’s my story:- July 2016 - I had my baby boy by c-section, when they did my spinal I had a pain shoot down my right leg. Once he was here I had bad cramping and spasms in that leg this was continuous until about...
  8. N

    help

    hello every one my name is Najib and i have father who been diagnosed with ALS 6 month ago and i want to get more info if that possible. with ALS my dad has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and need an urgent Surgery to totally removal of the thyroid gland . but his doc said he cant do any...
  9. Y

    Finger contraction

    Hello, For the past 1 week + I have experience a contraction in my hand/pinky that is on and off. My pinky and hand muscle of my left hand is exp riencing an intermittent spasm. It will come every half hour and stiffen on and off for 5 seconds about 10 times. This has caused come cramping in...
  10. B

    Shall I seek out Nuero

    Good afternoon Thank you all for what you do. 34 yo male. I have read sticky but curious the communities thoughts. I have had Phlegm in my throat for 2 months now causing coughing and hacking. Cant really get anything up and its clear when I do but seems like it is always there. Recently...
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