phlegm

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    Technology gives more possiblities for a meaningful life

    Hello, I am a Canadian who has been living in Sweden for many years. I have lived with MND for over a year now and have received excellent service from both the doctors who made the diagnosis and the ALS team that has supported me after that diagnosis was made. My main question is regarding my...
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    Can anyone help me

    I am from South Africa. My husband was diagnosed in Aug 2006.He was diagnosed by two neurologists.He was given a perscription for Rilutek,and that was it.Was not told to come back again. there are no Als clinics in the country,so he has not seen any Dr since. I read on the forums of people...
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    Extremly Dry Mouth - I Need Help Please

    Hello, I have been suffeing with this dry mouth for a few months, but it is getting worse now. Can you imagine putting you finger on the roof of your mouth and it feeling like a dry sheet of sand paper? Also my tongue feels like a block of very course sand stone. Even some my gums are as...
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    symptoms of Aspiration (?)

    I have had a few instances of aspiration of phlegm, with the usual coughing and gasping until the material is eventually cleared from the airway. Is it possible to aspirate a small piece of food WITHOUT any of those symptoms? If one were to do so - again, without any of the acute...
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    Hot tips anyone

    Has anyone have any handy tips on helping my mother. She has pbp and is coping well however she has problems with excessive phlegm build up. Last time she stayed with me she stopped breathing because of the phlegm and I called the ambulance. At hospital the doctors perscribed tablets to help...
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    Frustrated!

    Spent 3 weeks with Dad. It gets harder and harder to leave. We were both in tears when I left. I am still trying to get all the equipment we need to look after him at home. He is so afraid of being left alone for some reason and it hurts me that he needs this reassurance. He doesn't seem to...
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    Phlegm And Trouble Swallowing.

    Is having alot of phelgm and trouble swallowing beginning of bulbar als? Hope.
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    My Dad...

    I just got back from spending the last 16 days with my Dad. For the most part he was in fairly good humor. The last couple of days got rough. He complained about being in pain at night. I went to the Dr. who prescribed Oxycontin. It seemed to really bring Dad down. At least I am assuming...
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    Help ?

    I need to know if there is anyone who has NOT gone to an ALS clinic for an assessment and is being treated by their family doctor. I'm having some difficulty with my Dad. He does not want to go to the city again. The clinic says that he will not be able to get the perscriptions he needs if he...
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    Phlegm problems

    I jhave diagnosed with ALS and apparently symptoms indicate that I've has it for 3 years. I am severely affected by excessive phlegm, which impedes my breathing. Sometimes spicy tomato juice helps me, sometimes NOT. Any suggestions ?
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