rocmg
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dear all. i'm back again to ask another question.
has anyone complained of a heightened sense of smell (technical term: hyperosmia) as one of their symptoms? sometimes my mum chokes and she says that strong odors in the room "cut her breath off." i'd be curious to know what this is symptomatic of? things like the deep fat fryer will do it to her -- whereas the odors seem normal to me.
also, i have a question about choking vs. fear of choking. my mum has had a few episode of choking on food -- but i'm not sure if they are just normal reactions to a heightened sensitivity to what she has read about bulbar ALS? i mean, has she scared herself into thinking that she will choke and then is so nervous that she actually does? is there any way of knowing?
has anyone complained of a heightened sense of smell (technical term: hyperosmia) as one of their symptoms? sometimes my mum chokes and she says that strong odors in the room "cut her breath off." i'd be curious to know what this is symptomatic of? things like the deep fat fryer will do it to her -- whereas the odors seem normal to me.
also, i have a question about choking vs. fear of choking. my mum has had a few episode of choking on food -- but i'm not sure if they are just normal reactions to a heightened sensitivity to what she has read about bulbar ALS? i mean, has she scared herself into thinking that she will choke and then is so nervous that she actually does? is there any way of knowing?
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