Update

[robertmanville]

Good Evening,

I wanted to share an update from my last post. I met with a rheumatogist and he believes i have some sort of inflammatory issue and has put me on Predisone and Sulfasalazine. I felt a bit better - Some of my symptoms have improved such as facial tension. I am not yet diagnosed.

Two follow-up questions and will not post again:

1) How come there is no mention on this forum of vertical heterophoria (Binocular vision) if neuro muscle weakness may be the cause?
2) I still have that pain when i speak (vocal fatigue) but it gets better with rest but pops back up regularly. In ALS would this pain continue or does it have ups and downs like i am having?

Thank you and god bless.

 

[Nikki J]

Previous thread Worried

1 there is no mention because it isn’t an ALS symptom

2 no you are not describing an ALS pattern

 

[robertmanville]

Thanks Nikki.
Here's a link to my concern:

Heterophoria : Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Management - American International Medical University

Heterophoria or latent squint is defined as a condition in which eyes in the primary position or in their movement are maintained on the fixation point under stress only, with the aid of corrective fusion reflexes. When the influence of fusion is removed, the visual axis of one eye deviates...

www.aimu.us

 

[Bestfriends14]

Sorry, my friend, but vertical heterophoria ( I have both vertical and horizontal heterophoria) have nothing to do with ALS, hence why it is not mentioned.

 

[Nikki J]

It still isn’t an ALS symptom. I don’t know what they are referring to. See this link. aLS doesn’t even rate a mention on neurodegenerative diseases with eye manifestations Ophthalmic Features of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Neurodegenerative Diseases

if you have it go see an ophthalmologist