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Jann, I can only respond from where I stand as a layman and hope that Bob and Jorge will contribute their expertise. When you filled out the survey, I hope that you clipped this information to it before you sent it to Mario. Remember, nothing about discovery is MINOR. Until we know more, everything we experience is RELEVANT and may be RELATED. The purpose of the survey is to get us to think, to try to put the puzzle pieces together and to see if someone else shares our symptoms, precursors, etc. As you say, these are symptoms. As starters, questions come to mind-in no particular order: Who else in the family has these problems? How far back in the family have these symptoms existed=generations? Is the diagnosis PD or something else? What known diseases carry these symptoms? Are we talking about the brain stem? Worth looking into? I offer the URL's connected below as a start. Fabulously interesting. Please share anything you discover. E of the headdress http://www.ask.com/main/metaAnswer.asp?t=m&s=a&en=directhit&o=0&frames=True& url=http%3A%2F%2Fask%2Edirecthit%2Ecom%2Ffcgi%2Dbin%2FRedirURL%2Efcg%3Furl%3 Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fgwis2%2Ecirc%2Egwu%2Eedu%2F%7Eatkins%2FNeuroweb%2Fbrainstem%2E html%26qry%3D%2B%2Bmouth%2Bis%2Bcontrolled%2Bby%2Bwhat%2Bpart%2Bof%2Bbrain%2 6rnk%3D6%26cz%3D45d25b928725258f%26src%3DDH%5FASK%5FSRCH%26uid%3D0983658956B CA69C3%26sid%3D1912E58956BCA69C3%26u%3D&ac=2&pt=Brain+Stem+and+Cranial+Nerve s&dm=http%3A%2F%2Fgwis2%2Ecirc%2Egwu%2Eedu%2F%7Eatkins%2FNeuroweb%2Fbrainste m%2Ehtml&io=5&qid=79EE0C55077F7446A52510056F4EA611&back=o%3D0%26qsrc%3D%26me ta%3D1%26ads%3D%26ask%3D%2B%2Bmouth%2Bis%2Bcontrolled%2Bby%2Bwhat%2Bpart%2Bo f%2Bbrain%26x%3D10%26y%3D11&ask=++mouth+is+controlled+by+what+part+of+brain& dt=020318192723 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jann Bell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Re: Reuters: Gum chewing found to boost brainpower, memory > There are probably many related minor characteristics of PD that will never > be the subject of an investigation or a medical trial. I know that one of > the purposes of this list has been to collect experiences and reactions to > the variables each PD contributor provides. The survey seeks to discover > commonalties. > > I have a thought to throw out there for consideration. > > I am part of a family of mentally ill folks, some more than others, and all > affected in their own way according to which "side" of the family they hail > from. There are three individuals I can talk about firsthand, myself, my Dad > and my daughter. One characteristic we all share is a strange sensation or > troubling moments with our respective mouths. > > When I began taking Zoloft some years ago to ease the perpetual loop of > obsessive thinking, I noticed and still do, an abnormal tightness in my jaw > and a sensation of dryness inside my mouth. My daughter, who was diagnosed > as an eight year old of having a light version of Tourette's has an ongoing > preoccupation with her throat and mouth, never really feeling comfortable > with the way it feels, as if there is something aggravating it, especially > when she is not engaged in some mindful activity. > > My Dad has been diagnosed as having PD since 1997. As his condition > progresses, I noticed an odd pursing of his lips and a worsening of his > omnipresent choking not only when it eats but during other times as well > (and he has choked the many years I have known him as an adult) He also > sneezes for 10 minutes at a time. > > Both my daughter and my Dad are night mouth breathers. My Dad will soon be > fitted with an apparatus to help with sleep apnea. > > I wonder, considering how Tourette's worse symptoms seem to tied to a very > primitive part of our brain, what the involvement of our mouth has to do > with neurological insults. > > Any thoughts? I know this missive is about as unscientific as is possible. I > am just interested in little things that might someday be listed as other > symptoms. > > Jann > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn