rickson407
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- Jul 16, 2013
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
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- FLORIDA
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- ORLANDO
So I'm still having problems swallowing. I keep on chewing and chewing and it's like my swallow reflex will not kick in but when I do finally swallow it goes down just fine and I don't choke on it. So I'm confused. Also, I have no issues swallowing liquids what so ever its just solid food. Someone here on the forum said it's not failure to swallow it's swallowing and then choking on the food you're swallowing due to muscle in-coordination. Can someone with bulbar please clarify for me (or someone that knows a lot about bulbar)? Also, just a back story this has been going on for 10 months already and I don't have slurred speech or anything and I've been told that slurred speech is normally the first to come along with Bulbar? I also feel like since its been 10 months for this going on that I would have progressed somewhere else as well as far as symptoms go because I've read that Bulbar Onset ALS is typically more progressive. The problems swallowing came out of nowhere too. It was like one day I just woke up and had issues with initiating the swallow response which people with ALS have told me that it doesn't just happen over night like that either. I'm a 26 year old male also. Just looking for insight and clarification. Thank you and God Bless.