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one of the things that worked for my friend Anne ( of the hand and foot exercises) is something she learned from a speech therapist who came to speak at our soupport group. i dont remeber any of the other exercises, but this is the one that Anne used, and it worked wonders for her swallpoing problems. .Stick your tongue out and try to reach your chin with tihe tip of it. THa is all theris to it. like all esercises don't overdo it, but every 'couple of houirs, try doing it once or twice and gradually build up to; four or five times, evey couple of hours. It worked for Anne. Lets hope its works for Barb! hilary Linda J Herman wrote: > > Dear listmembers, > Things are looking up. Hopefully the next update will be sent by Barb > herself frrom home. Any suggestions about swallowing problems? I sent > them a booklet from the NPF web site that suggested working with a speech > therapist. Does anyone have experience with this? > Linda > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: [log in to unmask] > Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 23:22:26 EDT > > Today was much better. She is eating. Temp is normal. > Barbara continued to have trouble today with the "closing" sensation > in > her throat. She spit up some mucus and she has a "dry" throat with > difficulty swallowing. This also keeps her from sleeping and eating. > She > slept well SAT night and eat her best meal yet at Sun. breakfast. > However, > for two hours Sun. afternoon she struggled with her fear of not breathing > > because she had internal tremors and she felt that her throat was > closing. I > pointed out that tightness in the throat, difficulty in swallowing, a dry > > throat, difficulty in eating, and insomnia were the symptoms ...she has > complained about since Thanksgiving. Her PD meds look like they are > working, but these symptoms will negate much of her "on" time. > I welcome suggestions for Barbara. Fred Krebs