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On 19 May 2000, at 22:16, Rose Rowton wrote: > Hi, > My husband has PD and has so much saliva in his mouth, he drools constantly > wetting the front of his shirts, and if he bends over it just comes right out > of his mouth. He said he cannot control it. Does anyone know if something > can be done about it. > Thanks in advance > Rose Hi Rose, Dr. Calne mentioned this problem in his address to our AGM last week and discussed treatment including botulinum toxin injections. I looked on the NPF site and found this: Drooling in Parkinson Disease: New Treatment, New Hope http://www.parkinson.org/drooling.htm Associated Links http://www.parkinson.org/botulinum.htm http://www.parkinson.org/texthtms/tbotulinum.htm All the best ... murray [log in to unmask] View the Parkinson's Awareness Links at: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html