phlegm

  1. J

    20 years old almost certain of having als.

    Hi, I wrote here one month ago about my symptoms and since then I tried to stay off this forum but my terrible problems and symptoms are not letting me to do so. The most concerning symptoms are : - Slower talking on and off : Few days I am pronouncing words slower and less precisely, it takes...
    • JacobS157
    • Thread
    • advice als atrophy breathing bulbar bulbar als burning exhaustion fasciculations ice muscle muscle burning pain phlegm problems saliva symptoms tongue tremor worried young
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. C

    I'm really worried

    Hi, i'm male 22yr old, from Brazil, so first of all sorry for my bad english. About a two months ago, i started to feel tingles in left side of my face, in my right leg and palm and pinky and ring fingers of my right hand. The feel in the hand and the leg it was not exactly tingles, is like...
    • catatau5
    • Thread
    • age arm diagnosis early early symptoms fatigue fingers muscles pain phlegm shaking sleep swallowing swelling symptoms symptoms of als testing worried
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. T

    tongue stuck - lock jaw

    I just wanted to post what we went through yesterday in case anyone has this issue so you know what we did and hope that it might help someone else. This is not something I ever thought would be a problem with ALS. Last night my sister was in distress and we couldn't figure out was wrong, now...
    • tiabye
    • Thread
    • als back bed bipap cals cough assist fell hope ideas meds muscle night pain phlegm problem problems support tongue tongue stuck wanted wrong
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  4. W

    Phlegm Issues

    Hi, I am a 22 years old and for the last 4 months or so, I have had the feeling of phlegm stuff in my throat. I am usually able to swallow it but I have had to clear my throat fairly regularly. Initially I was not concerned about this but after awhile I looked at my tongue and noticed that...
    • worriedBR
    • Thread
    • atrophy early flu hope issues neurologist phlegm scared swallow symptom tongue tongue atrophy twitch
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. C

    Update; worrisome progression

    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...
    • concernedman
    • Thread
    • anxiety arm back bed brain cold emg finger ice nausea night pain phlegm progression reading saliva symptoms timeline twitches umn update voice wanted worried wrong
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. A

    Back after over a year

    Hello all, My name is Ashley I'm a 27 y/o nurse. I posted my concerns in 10/2016. I had had a normal emg as per my neuro with some polyphasic potentials on my right side. I had a new emg done in 7/2017 which my neuro stated was still normal and those same polyphasic potentials on my right side...
    • Ashleymorrivera
    • Thread
    • anxiety arm back emg health ignore lump meds muscles normal emg nose phlegm shoulder swallow symptoms tongue
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. tripete

    Things that you do not hear about ALS

    In June of 2016 I posted a thread about Pain in ALS and how the "experts" tell us that ALS, as defined by the dying/malfunctioning of our motor neurons, is not painful. As time has progressed I have found many other things that "they" tell us are not issues that are. Like Smell, Bathroom...
    • tripete
    • Thread
    • age als bipap breathing coughing cramping cramps diaphragm dying family fasciculations fatigue feeding fingers foot grace headaches muscle muscle pain muscle wasting pain phlegm sleep venting work
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  8. C

    choking on phlegm

    So my dad is having what he call's choking fits once per day. As he describes it, the phlegm blocks passage to lungs at the voicebox. The phlegm is very thick. He uses muscinex as well as atropoline for the secretions. He is also using the cough assist but the choking is progressing and...
  9. C

    Help please!!

    My dad came down with a sinus infection. He is now on antibiotics but producing alot of phlegm in the back of his throat. He is suctioning constantly and refuses to lay down to nap. He is barely sleeping because he is afraid he is going to choke to death. Any advice would be greatly...
  10. Inventor

    No inner cannula in trache

    My trache was installed six weeks ago and changed four weeks ago. It is a soft seal cuff model that comes with an inner cannula. However, the inner cannula was not installed in the hospital nor was I given any instructions regarding it. Wondering if lack of an inner cannula might have some...
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