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Dear Carol, Both shortness of breath and diminished voice volume are possible, and not uncommon, with PD. For more information, you might check the Parkinsn Archives; you can also e-mail your questions to experts, as follows: 1) Dr. Abraham Lieberman, a leading specialist in Parkinson's disease, answers e-mails at no charge on the National Parkinson Foundation website at: http://www.parkinson.org/ Scroll down the page to: Ask Dr. Lieberman, NPF Medical Director Click on this, and follow the directions. You can then e-mail your concerns to Dr. Lieberman. He usually answers within 48 hours. 2) University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve U., and Ohio State U. Click on the Ask an Expert section, then click on Parkinsons in the list of diseases. Dr. Arif Dalvi, a specialist in PD, usually answers within two days. http://www.netwellness.org/ 3)Parkinson's Disease Foundation's website -- Ask the Expert http://www.pdf.org May take 2-3 days Best regards, Kathrynne Carol Gray wrote: > > I am 59 years old and have had parkinso's disease 23 years. The question that > I have is if anyone has had difficulty with shortness of breath and > inability t > project your voice above a whisper? > > I hate to think that it is all anxiety!!!!!! > > My doctor stated that my heart and lungs seem "alright" so he ordered > a spirometer (pulmonary function test) which showed e xcellent results. > > So, since my neurologist stated that it was unrelated to parkinson's > disease------------should I just forget about it? > > ]PERPLEXED , BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED > > [log in to unmask] -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" & Risk Assessment Tools "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's disease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/