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My husband, Neal, has had a cough since last spring. It is, according to our doctor, related to his end-stage PD. It happens mostly at night, or after daytime naps. Although he sounds like he is suffering from an advanced case of bronchitis, or is having an attack of croup, his lungs are clear and he has no evidence of any bacterial or viral respiratory problem, Neither is it due to an allergy. The doc tells us that when he is lying down, nasal and salivery secretions collect and his swallowing muscles fail to function efficiently because of his PD. He is not taking any medications that are known to cause a cough. His cough is an attempt to get rid of what has accumulated. It is alarming to hear and one more PD related problem for him to endure. Martha Rohrer (CG for Neal 81, Dx 1986) [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn