Pandora2013
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I have been having a weird situation where it seems that when I exhale through my nose, my soft palate is rising up and blocking the flow to my nose from my lungs. And the harder I blow, the more it is blocked. If I release the blow and try again slower, it works fine and the palate is not sealing off the airway. I can breathe through my mouth just fine and am not having a stuffy nose, and What could be causing this?
Technically, when you breathe through your nose, the palate should stay down, and when breathing out your mouth is when the palate should rise up. The fact that it is rising should tell me it isn't weak, but It just feels wrong regardless.
This also seems to be a similar thing that happens when people lay down, or have sleep apnea. This happens to me when I am awake.
I have no speech or swallowing issues, however I have had bodywide twitching for months, but have had clean limb EMGs 2 months ago but cannot afford to go back again for a while. I mentioned having neck and tongue twitches to the neuro but he didn't even check my mouth or anything!
This weird flappy nasopharynx blocking thing started a couple weeks after that last appointment. The neck twitches continue.
I was just concerned this might be a Bulbar issue and was wondering if any PALS experienced this?
Technically, when you breathe through your nose, the palate should stay down, and when breathing out your mouth is when the palate should rise up. The fact that it is rising should tell me it isn't weak, but It just feels wrong regardless.
This also seems to be a similar thing that happens when people lay down, or have sleep apnea. This happens to me when I am awake.
I have no speech or swallowing issues, however I have had bodywide twitching for months, but have had clean limb EMGs 2 months ago but cannot afford to go back again for a while. I mentioned having neck and tongue twitches to the neuro but he didn't even check my mouth or anything!
This weird flappy nasopharynx blocking thing started a couple weeks after that last appointment. The neck twitches continue.
I was just concerned this might be a Bulbar issue and was wondering if any PALS experienced this?